Grant Field (Dunedin)

Grant Field was a baseball stadium located in Dunedin, Florida. It was the longtime home of Dunedin amateur baseball and the first spring training home of the Toronto Blue Jays, as well as home to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class A Florida State League. It was closed in 1989 and replaced with TD Ballpark built on the same site.

Grant Field
Little League Baseball at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida in the 1950s
Location373 Douglas Avenue
Dunedin, FL 34698
Coordinates28°0′13″N 82°47′11″W
OwnerCity of Dunedin Parks & Recreation Department
OperatorCity of Dunedin Parks & Recreation Department
Capacity1,200-2,000 (1976)
3,417 (1977-1989)
Field sizeLeft Field – 345 ft
Left-Center – ft
Center Field – ft
Right-Center – ft
Right Field – 301 ft (1977-1983)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1930
Opened1930
Closed1989
Demolished1990
Tenants
San Antonio Missions (TL) (Spring training) (1953-1954, 1956)
Buffalo Bisons (IL) (Spring training) (1959-1962)
Dunedin High School (1961-?)
FIL Tigers (FIL) (early 1970s)
Dunedin Blue Jays (FSL) (1978-1979, 1987-1989)
Toronto Blue Jays (Spring training) (1977–1989)
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