Spring training traffic: Find out how the Red Sox and Twins did us a big favor this year

Mark H. Bickel, Fort Myers News-Press
Updated ·2 min read

The Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins started the Major League Baseball portion of their 2024 Spring Training schedules today on Saturday. Whether by design or by a stroke of luck, Spring Training in Fort Myers this year will be a little less stressful when it comes to our already red alert level traffic.

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In the past couple of years, the Red Sox and Twins have had weekday games on their schedules on the same day and at the same time. With both teams playing in stadiums only four miles apart and located off the Daniels Parkway corridor — the Red Sox at JetBlue Park and the Twins at the Lee Health Sports Complex — those days could be classified as a traffic nightmare.

The games would usually end right around when rush hour was starting, and it would create a perfect storm on the roads with mile-long backups.

This year? There are none of these weekday "double-header" games on the schedule and that means a little less congestion on the roads in 2024 anyway.

JetBlue Park in Fort Myers is the Spring Training home of the Boston Red Sox.
JetBlue Park in Fort Myers is the Spring Training home of the Boston Red Sox.

There are three weekend games where the Red Sox and Twins have home games starting at 1:05 p.m.

  • Sunday, March 3, 1:05 p.m. | Blue Jays at Red Sox | Rays at Twins

  • Sunday, March 10, 1:05 p.m. | Rays at Red Sox | Nationals at Twins

  • Sunday, March 24, 1:04 p.m. | Braves at Red Sox | Orioles at Twins

Spring Training parking info for Red Sox, Twins

The Red Sox are scheduled to play 17 Spring Training games at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers:

  • Starting this season, parking for Spring Training games at JetBlue is included in the ticket price. Fans just need to show their ticket upon arrival at the facility.

  • Gates will open 90 minutes before the scheduled start time of each game.

The Minnesota Twins are scheduled to play 19 Spring Training games at the Lee Health Sports Complex in Fort Myers:

  • Parking is $15 per vehicle.

  • Gates will open two hours before the first scheduled pitch.

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Red Sox, Twins spring training in Fort Myers: Fewer traffic headaches