JetBlue Park

Practice Fields

Types of Seating
All options are offered and then some, like seating inside and on top of the Green Monster.

Notes about the seating

Sections and rows

Tickets

Seats to avoid
As far as actual seats go there aren't many. In fact, just two in the grandstand have a partial obstruction. In section 208, those sitting in seat 13 in rows 12 and 13 have to deal with the elevated staircase immediately to the right of their seat. Within the entire ballpark, the back wall of the Red Sox bullpen is responsible for the largest obstruction, as it blocks the view of the field for anybody trying to sit down in the right third of the lawn area. So if you have a Lawn ticket, get to the first-come, first-seated area early, else you'll have to stand on the grass behind where the Red Sox pitchers sit. The lawn area can hold about 350 people, so the first 235 or so to arrive will be happy with their plot of land. Meanwhile, just like in Boston, right field becomes a sun field as late afternoon comes along. So sometimes near a day game's final innings, Right Field Grandstand sections 225, 227 & 229 become the equivalent of certain Right Field Box seats at Fenway Park, where the early evening sun is an annoyance to right fielders and fans sitting in right field alike. Fortunately, far less people are affected in Fort Myers, where usually by the late innings enough people have already left the ballpark that it's easy for any potentially affected fans to relocate themselves to a sun-in-the-eyes-free section of JetBlue Park.

Seats in the shade
Giving seats in the grandstand shade was an important consideration in the design of JetBlue Park and so an "undulating" roof extends the length of most of the main seating bowl. It covers many of the seats in the 200-level sections while the sun's afternoon position ensures that the roof casts shade upon many 100-level seats on the first base side of the grandstand. At game time, all seats in sections 200-215, 217, 219, 221 and 225 are shaded. Rows 5 & up in sections 216, 218 and 220 will be shaded, along with rows 2 & up in section 223. By the typical 1:35 afternoon start, shade below the aisle has trickled down to rows 5 & up in section 101, 8 & up in 102, 4 & up in 103, 10 & up in 104, 8 & up in 105 and 107, 9 & up in 109, 10 & up in 111, and 11 & up in 113. As the day goes on, shade envelops more of the seats in the ballpark. In all, its roof is capable of providing 59,377 square feet of shade coverage.

VIP seating
The Green Monster has seats within it, with tight netting in front of them to allow for balls to bounce correctly off the missing portion of the wall, which is six feet taller than the one in Boston that it replicates. Atop the Monster is a drink rail with bar stool seats. Behind that single row is the Green Monster Deck, a ticketed standing room only space. Above the main grandstand, adjacent to the press box, are five suites. Specified as R1-R5, they are on the first base side of home plate. Down the left field line are three party suites (L1-L3), each of which has a capacity of 30 people. In addition to their indoor areas, all eight of the ballpark's suites are fronted by two rows of balcony-style stadium seating.

Game Day
Two hours prior to game time is when gates open.

Food, drink and bag policy

Getting autographs
This is not an easy ballpark to get autographs inside of. Your best bet before and after games is at the bottom of sections 112 and 114. Section 112 is closest to the walkway that many players use to get to the clubhouse. That walkway cuts though the grandstand between sections 110 and 112, but of the two only section 112 extends down to field level and near where the players enter the walkway, which is adjacent to the Red Sox dugout. Those that don't enter the clubhouse there use the door that is midway down the green-padded left field line wall. Players going that route can keep their distance from fans in the stands. The best proximity fans will have to Red Sox players is outside of the ballpark in the practice complex, but you have to be back there way before the game begins (as in between 3 and 4 hours before game time) when they'll be on the agility field and perhaps practice field #1. Outside the ballpark and after the game is the best opportunity to get visiting players to sign, as they board their bus near the Gate E marker. A rope will keep fans back a bit from the area players walk through, but it's not far enough away that players have to go too far out of their way to sign for the crowd that gathers. The players will all be wearing regular clothes by the time they board their waiting bus, so they might not be easy to recognize individually sans their numbered uniform.

Unique ballpark fare
Aramark runs the concession stands, just as they did at City of Palms Park. But the offerings they provide here are much better than the below average grub that was sold there. First and foremost, the Fenway Frank finally made its Fort Myers debut. The Massachusetts made hot dog (by Chelsea's Kayem Foods Inc.) gets some New England-style competition from a vendor on the Florida version of Yawkey Way. Sold on Fenway South Drive by Southwest Florida's Pinchers Crab Shack are items like crab nachos, crab rolls, crab cakes and a grouper sandwich. Other locally made food is served alongside the seafood on Fenway South Drive by Rib City (pulled pork and ribs), Norman Love Confections (chocolate) and Dutchkinz (original poffer beignets). All the regular stuff you'd expect to find on the menu is at one of the many concession stands, all of which serve Coca-Cola soft drink products. Multiple brands of draft beer can be found. Bud, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra are on tap everywhere. A beer tent mixed in with the local specialty concessionaries offers a few additional choices. Sam Adams Lager isn't too hard to find either.

Ballpark Area Info
This will be a trendy area one day and the Red Sox are sure to capitalize on it as the team owns the 20 acres of yet-to-be-developed land between the spring training facility and Daniels Parkway. What beat the baseball complex to this part of Lee County was the neighboring master-planned Gateway community and the Southwest Florida International Airport, which opened in 1983. The airport is but a mile from the ballpark so ascending and descending planes are a part of the JetBlue Park backdrop. Much closer to home plate is the Gateway Charter High School (est. 2004) and Westlinks Business Park, which are Fenway South's next door neighbors to the east. Otherwise, much of the immediate area is still barren. But the development that already exists is clearly upscale, which is a marked difference from the mostly downtrodden environs that City of Palms Park was completely surrounded by.

Travelers' notes

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Hotels close to JetBlue Park
Distance	Hotel	Street Address	City/Zip	Phone
2.2 miles	Travelodge	13661 Indian Paint Ln	Fort Myers, FL 33912	239-561-1117
9.6	Courtyard by Marriott	4455 Metro Pkwy	Fort Myers, FL 33916	239-275-8600
10.1	Hampton Inn & Suites	4350 Executive Cir	Fort Myers, FL 33916	239-931-5300
11.0	Candlewood Suites	9740 Commerce Center Ct	Fort Myers, FL 33908	239-210-7777
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Restaurants close to JetBlue Park
Distance	Restaurant	Street Address	City/Zip	Phone
1.3 miles	Boulevard Deli	12220 Towne Lake Dr	Fort Myers, FL 33913	239-561-7444
1.4	Dunkin' Donuts	13000 Treeline Ave	Fort Myers, FL 33913	239-225-1257
1.6	Cracker Barrel	10090 Daniels Pkwy	Fort Myers, FL 33913	239-561-6461
2.1	Waffle House	9420 Daniels Pkwy	Fort Myers, FL 33912	239-768-9595
2.1	Denny's	9340 Marketplace Rd	Fort Myers, FL 33912	239-768-5488
2.5	Stevie Tomato's Sports Page	9510 Marketplace Rd	Fort Myers, FL 33912	239-939-7211
2.6	Beef 'O' Brady's	13650 Fiddlesticks Blvd	Fort Myers, FL 33912	239-768-9798
2.6	New China	13650 Fiddlesticks Blvd	Fort Myers, FL 33912	239-561-3588
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Airports close to JetBlue Park
Distance	Airport		Airport Code
0.95 miles	Southwest Florida International (Fort Myers)		RSW
75.4	Sarasota Bradenton International		SRQ
106.0	Miami International		MIA
110.0	Tampa International		TPA
130.0	Orlando International		MCO

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