Charlotte Sports Park, Baseball stadium in Port Charlotte, United States
Charlotte Sports Park is a baseball stadium in Port Charlotte, Florida, that serves as the spring training home of the Tampa Bay Rays. The facility includes the main stadium with a boardwalk from foul pole to foul pole, two grass berms for general seating, a tiki bar, and a playground area, along with five full practice fields and indoor batting cages on the complex.
Built in 1987, the stadium was originally known as Charlotte County Stadium and hosted the Texas Rangers for spring training. A major renovation completed in 2009 transformed it into the current facility for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The number 405 hangs just inside the home plate gate, retired in honor of Sergeant Michael Wilson, a local sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty. The community gathers here for concerts, festivals, and expos, making the stadium a shared space beyond baseball.
The stadium is easy to reach by car and has parking around the complex. Visitors can walk along the boardwalk for different views of the field, and the berms offer space to sit on the grass.
In 1994, a spring training game featuring Michael Jordan with the Chicago White Sox drew a record crowd to the stadium. A decade later, Alex Rodriguez's press conference after signing a huge contract with the Rangers was held on the dugout roof because the press area was too small.
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