TD Ballpark

Parking
The small lot with grass spaces outside of the stadium is reserved for the handicapped, team employees and season ticket holders. Parking for everyone else is scattered up and down Douglas Avenue, where plenty of people will be holding handmade signs in front of their homes or businesses. Most neighborhood lots charge $5. Those closest to the stadium charge more, while ones slightly further away charge less, and all are within a 5-minute walk of the stadium.
 Cost: $5 to $20 (neighborhood) or $15 (stadium)

Stadium Information
Dunedin's stadium is a throwback to the bygone era of Spring Training, both in size and appearance. It has an unassuming concrete exterior and minimal creature comforts. The ballpark's most distinctive features are found in its concourse, where banners of current Blue Jays and former greats hang from above. A plaque memorializing longtime announcer Tom Cheek is found on the wall behind home plate. A display on the concourse wall down the right field line honors all players who played minor league baseball in Dunedin and later advanced to the Major Leagues. The inside of the stadium is painted in the blue hue of the Blue Jays. Baseball has been played on its grounds since 1930 and the field is the only one the Blue Jays have ever called home in Spring Training. Originally known as Grant Field, the stadium was completely rebuilt in 1990, significantly renovated in 2002 and has recently been called Knology Park (2004-2008) and Dunedin Stadium (2009-2010). Naming rights were sold to a local used car dealership in 2011, when Dunedin-based Florida Auto Exchange agreed to pay $181,000 through 2017. That amounts to just roughly $25,857 per year, a far cry from the $68,000 Knology annually paid during the regional telecommunications company's sponsorship of the stadium, which is owned by the City of Dunedin. The Blue Jays' lease with the city to train in their stadium expires after the 2017 season, which is not coincidentally when the name Florida Auto Exchange Stadium is set to expire.

Fast Facts

Practice Fields

Types of Seating
All seats in the ballpark are painted blue and have a seatback and small metal arm rest.

Notes about the seating

Sections and rows

Tickets

Seats to avoid
Stay away from Row A in sections 101-102 and 110-111, which is not a part of the main grandstand. Its seats are literally at field level, but are behind a chain link fence that makes it difficult to see. Row B in those four sections is raised, so views from that row and above are not obstructed.

Seats in the shade
A roof provides cover over the top six rows (11-16) of seats in the upper grandstand, with the three sections (205-207) in front of the press box an exception. The afternoon sun is behind the first base grandstand, enabling all rows covered (11 & up) to receive shade in sections 200-204. On the third base side of the grandstand the position of the sun is such that only rows 13 & up in sections 208-211 are in the shade. Shadows from the roof creep down the upper first base grandstand during the game, but not the third base grandstand.

VIP seating
There are a limited number of skyboxes in the press box, which has a balcony on each side of it for skybox holders to enjoy.

Game Day
Gates open early - approximately 2½ hours before first pitch - so that fans can watch the Blue Jays take batting practice. For a 1:05 p.m. start, gates open at 10:30 a.m.

Food, drink and bag policy

Getting autographs
Blue Jays players sign autographs before the game close to their clubhouse down the right field line. Visiting team players most often sign for fans gathered in the rectangular fenced in area across from their bullpen. They also sign there after the game, as it's on the way to the visitors' clubhouse. Jays players sign postgame in scattered spots between their dugout and clubhouse. For those who don't mind waiting a while, the Blue Jays player parking lot is behind right field, between their clubhouse and the library. Fans that hang out near the parking lot gate are occasionally rewarded for their patience by exiting players willing to sign from within their cars.

Unique ballpark fare
The food offerings are normal American fare, but beer drinkers have a Canadian option as Labatt Blue is available in cans at a couple of carts on the concourse. Beer on tap is mostly limited to Bud and Bud Light. The Craft Beer Dugout can be found inside the narrow third base concourse. Fans can't watch the game there, but they can enjoy a bottled brew or mixed drink in the air conditioned lounge that is furnished with plush couches, high top tables and a corner bar. Coke is served at all concession stands and within the large tent covered grill behind home plate, which is best known for its pulled pork sandwich and baked beans.

2024 Blue Jays Spring Training Schedule (only home games at TD Ballpark are listed)

February/March
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						24 Phillies 1:07 Tickets
25	26 Pirates 1:07 Tickets	27	28 Rays 1:07 Tickets	29 Phillies 1:07 Tickets	1	2 Braves 1:07 Tickets
3	4 Phillies 1:07 Tickets	5	6	7	8 Yankees 1:07 Tickets	9
10 Orioles 1:07 Tickets	11	12 Yankees 1:07 Tickets	13 Pirates 1:07 Tickets	14	15 Tigers 1:07 Tickets	16
17 Twins 1:07 Tickets	18	19 Orioles 1:07 Tickets	20	21	22 Red Sox 1:07 Tickets	23 Tigers 1:07 Tickets

* For last season, single game tickets went on sale November 22. Links in calendar are to TicketNetwork inventory.
See the full 2024 Blue Jays Spring Training schedule

Ballpark Area Info
The area surrounding TD Ballpark is as quaint as the ballpark itself. Downtown Dunedin is just a half-mile away and features charming restaurants and storefronts on a classic small-town Main Street. Businesses that line the avenue that the ballpark is on look like well-kept houses and the streets of nearby residences are lined with trees dripping with Spanish moss. All in all, it feels like a modern day Mayberry with a coastal vibe. The water is just a block away and the city's Edgewater Park and Municipal Marina can be reached by car in a few minutes. The Pinellas Trail, a 14-mile paved path for bikers, runners and walkers, runs right through downtown.

Travelers' notes

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Distance	Hotel	Street Address	City/Zip	Phone
0.7 miles	Meranova Guest Inn	458 Virginia Lane	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-733-9248
0.8	Best Western	150 Marina Plaza	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-733-4121
0.9	Holiday Inn Express	975 Broadway St.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-450-1200
1.1	Seaside Artisan Motel	1064 Broadway Blvd.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-736-4657
2.8	Palm Court Motel	2090 Bayshore Blvd.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-736-0441
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Restaurants close to TD Ballpark
Distance	Restaurant	Street Address	City/Zip	Phone
0.1 miles	Home Plate	234 Douglas Ave.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-953-9812
0.1	Marguerite's Cafe	420 Patricia Ave.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-734-7040
0.45	Time Out Cafe	355 Scotland St.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-734-1830
0.5	Casa Tina Mexican	365 Main St.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-734-9226
0.55	Café Alfresco	344 Main St.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-736-4299
0.55	Kelly's	319 Main St.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-736-5284
0.6	Bon Appétit	150 Marina Plaza	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-733-2151
0.7	Umberto's of Long Island	150 Patricia Ave.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-736-3138
0.7	Stuffed Shell	927 Broadway St.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-733-6500
0.7	The Dunedin Smokehouse	471 Main St.	Dunedin, FL 34698	727-736-2227
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Airports close to TD Ballpark
Distance	Airport		Airport Code
9.0 miles	St. Petersburg-Clearwater International		PIE
15.4	Tampa International		TPA
45.3	Sarasota Bradenton International		SRQ
93.8	Orlando International		MCO

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