Charlotte Sports Park
Charlotte Sports Park (formerly known as Charlotte County Stadium and Ranger Stadium) is a baseball stadium in Port Charlotte, Florida. The stadium is the home field for Tampa Bay Rays spring training operations, as well as its Rookie-class Florida Complex League Rays teams. From 2009 to 2020, it also hosted the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.
Charlotte Sports Park in January 2009, nearing completion of renovation | |
| Location | 2300 El Jobean Road Port Charlotte, FL 33948 |
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| Coordinates | 26°59′57″N 82°10′54″W |
| Owner | Charlotte County |
| Operator | Charlotte County |
| Capacity | 7,670 |
| Field size | Left Field: 343 ft Left-Center Field: 384 ft Center Field: 414 ft Right-Center Field: 384 ft Right Field: 343 ft |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 20, 1986 |
| Opened | March 6, 1987 |
| Renovated | 2008–09 |
| Construction cost | $5 million ($13.4 million in 2023 dollars) $27.2 million (renovation) ($38.6 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray, Inc (renovation) |
| General contractor | Gilbane Building Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) (Spring Training) (2009–present) Charlotte Stone Crabs (FSL) (2009–2020) FCL Rays (FCL) (2009–present) Texas Rangers (MLB) (Spring Training) (1987–2002) Charlotte County Redfish (SCL) (2007) Charlotte Rangers (FSL) (1987-2002) | |
Originally built in 1987, the main stadium underwent a renovation that was completed in January 2009 at a cost of $27 million.
Prior to the Rays, the stadium was home to Texas Rangers spring training exhibition games and the team's minor league affiliate Charlotte Rangers. The ballpark has also hosted college baseball tournaments and the South Coast League Charlotte County Redfish.