Hammond Stadium, baseball field

Hammond Stadium is a baseball field in the Lee Health Sports Complex in South Fort Myers, built in 1991 and renovated in 2014 and 2015. Its seating capacity rose from 7,500 to 9,300 in spring 2015. The outer facade was designed with Churchill Downs in mind, and a waterfall fountain stands near the entrance.

Hammond Stadium opened in 1991, built to draw the Minnesota Twins from their previous spring home in Orlando. The Twins won the World Series after their first spring training there. Their lease with Lee County originally ran through 2012; in 2014 they signed a 30-year renewal that let them sell naming rights for the complex while the stadium kept the Hammond name.

The stadium is named for William H. Hammond Jr., a retired Lee County deputy administrator who helped get the sports complex built to attract the Twins from Orlando. Parking rows carry street signs honoring former Twins players such as Bert Blyleven, Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek. A waterfall fountain stands near the entrance.

The venue is located in Fort Myers with easy access, on-site parking, and public transportation options as an alternative to driving. Visitors benefit from arriving early to secure parking and have time to explore the grounds before games start.

The stadium's outer facade was modelled on Churchill Downs, the Louisville racetrack that hosts the Kentucky Derby. The parking rows carry street signs named for former Twins greats, among them Bert Blyleven, Kirby Puckett and Kent Hrbek, and a waterfall fountain stands near the entrance.