There’s cold Labatt Blue on tap, which is always a plus. The ballpark is always crowded but never uncomfortable, filled mostly with Canadians escaping the Great White North for the warmer climes of Florida. There’s no such thing as a bad spring-training experience, but some experiences are better than others. Indeed, one of our favorite spring-training experiences is parking in downtown Dunedin, grabbing a late breakfast, and then walking down the Pinellas Trail to the ballpark early enough to score some autographs, watching a laid-back spring match, and then heading back to downtown Dunedin for Happy Hour.

If you’re looking for a flashy time filled with huge crowds, Tiki bars, and fans lined up wall to wall, then TD Ballpark is not for you. It’s a place where fan/player interaction is at a premium, where a game is just a game and not just some huge marketing event. You don’t need to be a Toronto Blue Jays fan to appreciate a spring-training game at TD Ballpark.

Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training: The Great White South Petersburg, take Sunset Point Road (Route 588) west for two miles, and then head north on Douglas Avenue for a half mile.

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