Florida Pro Baseball Overview
Florida Pro Baseball covers Grapefruit League, Florida State League (FSL), and Florida Complex League (FCL) teams. It tracks Florida-based Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) throughout the season.
The baseball calendar begins with Spring Training, which runs from February through March. MLB’s regular season runs from late March through late September, followed by the postseason in October. MiLB seasons span April to September. The rookie-level FCL operates from early May to late July.
Each year, the state hosts fifteen Grapefruit League teams for Spring Training. The state hosts the ten-team Single-A FSL and the fifteen-team rookie-level FCL. During the regular season, Florida has two MLB teams: the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays. Two upper-level MiLB affiliates play in Florida: the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
Florida’s professional ballparks span from Pensacola in the Panhandle to cities like Jacksonville and Daytona Beach. Many teams are concentrated along the Gulf Coast, from Tampa Bay south through Bradenton and Sarasota to Fort Myers. On the Atlantic Coast, teams play in South Florida, from Port St. Lucie through Jupiter to Miami.
Grapefruit League
Florida State League
Florida Complex League
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp