Discovering Spring Training on the Suncoast

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The first Spring Training in Florida was in 1888. The Washington Nationals decided to get a jump start on the baseball season in Jacksonville. But they had a horrible regular season and they didn’t come back. Two local businessmen brought it back in the 1920s. See how baseball Spring Training became such a big deal in Bradenton and Sarasota.

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You can watch previous episodes of Discovering the Suncoast online here: https://www.mysuncoast.com/content/community/discovering-the-suncoast/

Discovering the Suncoast airs live on ABC7 on these dates and times:

• 6:40am Wednesday on Good Morning Suncoast
• 9:30am Wednesday on Suncoast View
• 4:00pm Wednesday on ABC7 News
• 7:40am Saturday on Good Morning Suncoast Weekends (with special bonus features!)
• 11:00pm Sunday on ABC7 News

You can watch previous episodes of Discovering the Suncoast online here: https://www.mysuncoast.com/content/community/discovering-the-suncoast/

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