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The Roy Hobbs World Series returns to Lee County after being canceled last year because of Hurricane Ian. The adult amateur baseball tournament attracts players of all ages and gives an economic boost to the area during the off-season for tourism.
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A bill that would exempt minor-league baseball players such as those on the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels from the state’s voter-approved minimum wage was delivered Monday to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The proposal (SB 892) would incorporate into the state minimum-wage law a carve-out for minor-league baseball players that is in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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The largest commercial real estate investment firm in the world is ranked the top bidder to map out and guide a future for the Midtown neighborhood in Fort Myers. The city wants to choose one company to analyze Midtown and plan improvements to the area just south of downtown.
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Minnesota Twins’ Spring Training schedule features 17 games at Hammond Stadium; Grapefruit League home opener set February 25 vs. Tampa Bay; Twins to host exhibition against a World Baseball Classic opponent on March 9.
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We speak with the namesakes of the Baker Museum at Artis-Naples, Jay and Patty Baker, about complimentary exhibitions currently featured that include remarkable items from Jay’s collection of Yankees baseball memorabilia and including fine art from the Baker’s private collection covering the most significant art historical movements of the past 150 years.
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Leonys Martín was the first Cuban baseball player Paul Minoff ever represented. Minoff, an attorney with GrayRobinson in Fort Lauderdale, was astonished...
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Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached a historic agreement Wednesday with the Cuban Baseball Federation. The agreement, which...
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The new Spring Training home of the Atlanta Braves has its name: CoolToday Park.
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The president of the Tampa Bay Rays spoke Thursday at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club in St. Petersburg for the first time since the team announced it wants...
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The Major League Baseball Players Association filed a grievance against the Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates...