New for the Braves in 2020 – CoolToday Park

The 2020 season was the first for the Braves CoolToday Park in North Port, their new, state of the art spring training home. At CoolToday Park, the Atlanta Braves have created a Grapefruit League facility for others to go by in the future. Some of the new features include:

A 90-acre training complex.
A 360-degree concourse with views of surrounding areas and wide concourses allowing for easy access throughout the ballpark.
A variety of seating areas. The traditional grandstand theater seating, half-moon four tops extending from foul territory into fair, with drinks rails to the back and a berm space in the left-field corner.
The Budweiser Bench is located in left-center field and a suite sits at field level, beneath the wraparound concourse.
Two Terrace areas on each end of the grandstand’s second level are ticketed separately and feature access to an air-conditioned space and a full-service bar.
The corner Left Field Lounge is a multilayer group area with a dedicated menu and waitstaff.
Four group areas sit on the concourse, between the dugouts and between the grandstand seating and the concourse.
Drink rails surrounding the entire seating bowl.

CoolToday Park offers plenty of reminders you are at an Atlanta Braves spring-training game. Large murals of Braves greats like Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine wrap the exterior towers, while the team’s retired numbers–#3 (Dale Murphy), #6 (Bobby Cox), #10 (Chipper Jones), #21 (Warren Spahn), #29 (John Smoltz), #31 (Maddux), #35 (Phil Niekro) , #41 (Eddie Mathews), #44 (Henry Aaron), #47 (Glavine) and #42 (Jackie Robinson) are memorialized on the front plaza.

The complex also has seven diamonds (four for major leaguers, three for minor leaguers), 11 batting cages and 63 pitching mounds.

Braves Spring Training Ticket Prices & Information

2020 Ticket Information
Home Plate Reserved: $45-$55;
Dugout Reserved: $40-$50;
Baseline Reserved: $35-$45;
Terrace Level Reserved: $30-$40;
Truist Pavilion: $15-$25;
Coca Cola Berm: $10-$20

To purchase Braves tickets at CoolToday Park, visit https://www.mlb.com/braves/tickets/spring-training

Pitchers and Catchers Report: February 12;
Position Players Report: February 17;
First Full Squad Workout: February 18

Stadium Information

Stadium built in 2019, first full season in 2020.

Parking: $10
Dimensions: LF, 335 ft; CF, 400 ft; RF, 325 ft
Seating Capacity: 8,000 (6,200 seats, 1,800 SRO/berm)

Directions to CoolToday Park

Find in Google Maps

From I-75 – Take I-75 to North River Road and head south on North River Road. Turn right on West Villages Parkway and Cool Today Park is just past U.S. 41.

Traffic and Road Construction Information from the Florida Department of Transportation.
Learn about important traffic and roadway conditions by visiting www.FL511.com. This service reports travel times, road construction, lane closures and more on major Florida roadways.

Boston/Milwaukee/ Atlanta Braves Florida Spring Training History

1906: Jacksonville
1916-18: Miami
1922-37: St. Petersburg (Waterfront Field)
1938-40: Bradenton (McKechnie Field)
1942: Sanford
1946-47: Fort Lauderdale
1948-62: Bradenton (McKechnie Field)
1963-97: West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium)
1998-2019: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex – Disney (Champion Stadium)
2020-present: North Port (CoolToday Park)

Braves Spring Training Attendance

(2010-20)

	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020*
Total Attendance	106,065	137,236	127,321	134,811	124,493	127,112	103,574	120,812	112,981	110,749	70,106
Games	14	17	17	18	17	18	16	18	18	17	11
Avg. Attendance	7,576	8,073	7,489	7,490	7,323	7,062	6,473	6,712	6,277	6,515	6,373

*The 2020 MLB Spring Training season was halted on March 12, 2020, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic swept through the United States, stopping all sporting events, at the time, and discontinued large gatherings of people.

Area Information

Visit Sarasota County (800) 800-3906 or www.visitsarasota.com

Other Nearby Spring Training Sites

Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, Home of the Baltimore Orioles
29 miles to the North
LECOM Park, Bradenton, Home of the Pittsburgh Pirates
40 miles to the North
Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte, Home of the Tampa Bay Rays
12 miles to the South