Spring training returns to South Florida, boosting local economy
BE CONTACTED AND WILL BE ABLE TO REQUEST A NEW BALLOT. IT IS A SIGN OF SPRING HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA, PITCHERS AND CATCHERS RETURNING TO FIELDS ACROSS THE PALM BEACHES AND TREASURE COAST. NIKITA RAMOS JOINS US LIVE FROM CACTI PARK OF THE PALM BEACHES. NIKITA. YOU’VE BEEN THERE ALL MORNING LONG. A BIG DAY FOR BASEBALL FANS. CERTAINLY. AND IT’S AN EXCITING DAY. AS WE JUST SAID, IT’S THE UNOFFICIAL START TO SPRING, AND WE’VE BEEN SEEING CREWS AND COACHES JUST COME ON BY THROUGH THE SECURITY GATE AND HEADING TO CACTI PARK HERE. THIS IS THE DAY THAT CATCHERS AND PITCHERS THEY ARE TRAINING RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE ARRIVED AND THIS IS A SURE START TO THE SPRING SEASON. AS BASEBALL WARMS UP HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SO LET’S TALK ABOUT WHERE THESE TEAMS ARE HEADING TO OR WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF SPRING TRAINING. SO TODAY THE NATIONALS AND ASTROS ARE REPORTING HERE. THE MARLINS ARE REPORTING TO ROGER DEAN CHEVROLET STADIUM AND THE METS PITCHERS AND CATCHERS CHECK IN TO CLOVER PARK IN PORT SAINT LUCIE. THE CARDINALS REPORT TOMORROW. AND SPRING TRAINING IS BIG BUSINESS FOR OUR AREA. THE LOCAL IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY LAST YEAR TOTALED TO MORE THAN $77 MILLION. THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY SPORTS COMMISSION. ALSO LAST YEAR, PALM BEACH COUNTY WAS HOME TO A QUARTER OF FLORIDA’S SPRING TRAINING GAMES, WHILE 60 GAMES WERE PLAYED HERE, THERE WERE MORE THAN 233,000 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED. WE ARE GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF THOSE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THIS SEASON. OF COURSE, THE EXCITEMENT JUST KEEPS ON BUILDING AS THE CAMPS ALL ARE STARTING. THE FIRST CAMPS BEGIN TODAY, AND THEN THE FIRST PITCH THAT IS HAPPENING A WEEK FROM SATURDAY. REPORTING LIVE IN WEST PALM BEACH, NIKITA RAMOS, WPBF 25 NEWS. ALRIGHT, NIKITA, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, FROM CLOVER PARK TO CACTI PARK AND ROGER DEAN, OUR CREWS WILL BE SPREAD OUT ACROSS THE PALM BEACHES AND TREASURE COAST
Spring training returns to South Florida, boosting local economy
Updated: 12:40 PM EST Feb 11, 2026
Baseball teams are returning to fields across South Florida for spring training, marking a sign of spring in the region. Pitchers and catchers from the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros will report to CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsMeanwhile, the Miami Marlins and the St. Lucie Cardinals will head to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, and the New York Mets will report to Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. Spring training is a significant event for the area, with last year’s activities generating an economic impact of more than $77 million, according to the county’s sports commission.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —
Baseball teams are returning to fields across South Florida for spring training, marking a sign of spring in the region.
Pitchers and catchers from the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros will report to CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
Meanwhile, the Miami Marlins and the St. Lucie Cardinals will head to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, and the New York Mets will report to Clover Park in Port St. Lucie.
Spring training is a significant event for the area, with last year’s activities generating an economic impact of more than $77 million, according to the county’s sports commission.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.