The Nearly 883,000 fans attend Florida Grapefruit League Spring Training in 2020
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Despite having to end 12 days early, and cancel 86 games because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Florida Spring Training Season was a success. Nearly 883,000 fans attended 199 games for an average of nearly 6,000 fans per game.
Highlights from the 2020 season included:
- The debut of the Atlanta Braves new spring training home, CoolToday Park in North Port. The Braves played 11 games at CoolToday Park, attracting 70,106 fans for an average of 6,373 fans per game.
- The Toronto Blue Jays returned to Dunedin for their 44th season to a renovated TD Ballpark. The Blue Jays played nine games, with one game rained out, before a total of 46,865 fans. For an average of 5,207 per game.
- The largest crowd of the season came on Saturday, March 7, at Clearwater’s Spectrum Field, when the Philadelphia Phillies hosted the Boston Red Sox with 10,201 fans attending.
- The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees both averaged over 9,500 fans per game. The Red Sox total attendance at Jet Blue Park in Fort Myers was 95,870 in 10 games for an average of 9,587 per game. The Yankees drew a total of 95,399 in 10 games for an average of 9,540 per game.
Since the 2000 season, 31,980,148 have attended Spring Training games in Florida.
The 2020 Florida Spring Training attendance figure accounts for all games between Major League teams, played in the State of Florida. Attendances are compiled daily by the Florida Sports Foundation, the State of Florida’s lead sports promotion and development organization and a Division of Enterprise Florida, Inc., and verified by each team.
2020 Team-by-Team Florida Spring Training Attendance
Atlanta Braves – CoolToday Park, North Port (6,800 seat capacity)
11 Games (six canceled): 70,106 total attendance; 6,373 average per game
Largest Crowd: 7,243 vs. Boston Red Sox, Monday, March 9
Baltimore Orioles – Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota (7,484)
Nine Games (seven canceled): 48,987 total attendance; 5,443 average per game
Largest Crowd: 8,017, vs. New York Yankees, Sunday, March 8
Boston Red Sox – JetBlue Park, Fort Myers (11,000)
10 Games (six canceled): 95,870 total attendance; 9,587 average per game
Largest Crowd: 10,090 vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Tuesday, March 10
Detroit Tigers – Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland (9,654)
10 Games (six canceled): 61,720 total attendance; 6,172 average per game
Largest Crowd: 8,669 vs. New York Yankees, Sunday, March 1
Houston Astros – FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach (7,800)
Nine Games (one rain out, five canceled): 34,519 total attendance; 3,835 average per game
Largest Crowd: 5,624 vs. Washington Nationals, Wednesday, March 11
Miami Marlins – Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, Jupiter (6,806)
10 Games (five canceled): 34,161 total attendance; 3,416 average per game
Largest Crowd: 6,606 vs. New York Yankees, Wednesday, March 11
Minnesota Twins – Hammond Stadium at CENTURYLINK Sports Complex, Fort Myers (8,730)
Nine Games (six canceled): 69,998 total attendance; 7,778 average per game
Largest Crowd: 9,123 vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, March 9
New York Mets – Clover Park, Port St. Lucie (7,000)
10 Games (five canceled): 57,054 total attendance; 5,705 average per game
Largest Crowd: 6,906 vs. Houston Astros, Sunday, March 8
New York Yankees – George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa (10,031)
10 Games (six canceled): 95,399 total attendance; 9,540 average per game
Largest Crowd: 10,150 vs. Atlanta Braves, Sunday, March 8
Philadelphia Phillies – Spectrum Field, Clearwater (7,700)
10 Games (seven canceled): 69,591 total attendance; 6,959 average per game
Largest Crowd: 10,201 vs. Boston Red Sox, Saturday, March 7
Pittsburgh Pirates – LECOM Park, Bradenton (8,500)
10 Games (five canceled): 50,019 total attendance; 5,002 average per game
Largest Crowd: 8,295 vs. New York Yankees, Saturday, March 7
St. Louis Cardinals – Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, Jupiter (6,806)
10 Games (five canceled): 56,345 total attendance; 5,635 average per game
Largest Crowd: 6,686 vs. Houston Astros, Saturday, March 7
Tampa Bay Rays – Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte (6,823)
12 Games (four canceled): 44,511 total attendance; 3,709 average per game
Largest Crowd: 6,330 vs. New York Yankees, Sunday, February 23
Toronto Blue Jays – TD Ballpark, Dunedin (8,500)
Nine Games (one rain out, five canceled): 46,865 total attendance; 5,207 average per game
Largest Crowd: 6,335 vs. Atlanta Braves, Sunday, February 24
Washington Nationals – FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach (7,800)
Nine Games (five canceled): 47,660 total attendance; 5,296 average per game
Largest Crowd: 8,043 vs. New York Yankees, Thursday, March 12
Florida Spring Training Total Attendance
149 Games (two rain outs, 86 canceled): 882,805 total attendance; 5,925 average per game
Largest Crowd: 10,201, Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Spectrum Field, Clearwater, Saturday, March
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