The Grapefruit League is the senior circuit of the two Spring Training leagues and is currently home to 15 Major League Baseball clubs that will conduct their annual preseason ritual.  The teams are spread out more in Florida than they are in Arizona, so it will require more effort to go between stadiums such as a two-hour drive from Lakeland, Florida (home of the Detroit Tigers) to Port St. Lucie (home of the New York Mets).

For those that will be in sunny Florida for Spring Training 2011, here’s a handy to guide to get you around. (If you’re going to be in Arizona for the Cactus League, click this link).

Atlanta Braves

Champion Stadium (Seating capacity: 9,500)
700 S. Victory Way
Lake Buena Vista, FL 34747
407-839-3900

Directions (from Orlando)
Take Interstate 4 West to Osceola Parkway.
Follow signs toward Disney World.
Stadium is on the campus of ESPN Wide World of Sports.

Baltimore Orioles

Ed Smith Stadium (7,500)
2700 12th St.
Sarasota, FL 34237
941-954-4101

Directions from the north
Exit I-75 at University Parkway (Exit 213).
Drive west on University to Tuttle Avenue.
Turn left onto Tuttle.
The stadium will be located on the right at the intersection of Tuttle and 12th Street.

Directions from the south
Exit I-75 at Fruitville Road (Exit 210).
Go west on Fruitville to Tuttle Avenue.
Turn right onto Tuttle.
The stadium will be located on the left at the intersection of Tuttle and 12th Street.

Boston Red Sox

City of Palms Park (7,576)
2201 Edison Ave.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-334-4700

Directions (from the north)
Take I-75 South to Exit 138 (State Route 82, MLK Jr. Boulevard).
Make a right (west) off the exit onto MLK Jr. Boulevard and follow 4 miles to Fowler Street.
Turn left onto Fowler and follow a half-mile to Edison Avenue.
Turn right onto Edison and follow 200 yards to City of Palms Park.

Directions (from the south)
Take I-75 North to Exit 138 (State Route 82, MLK Jr. Boulevard).
Make a left (west) off the exit onto MLK Jr. Boulevard and follow 4 miles to Fowler Street.
Turn left onto Fowler and follow a half-mile to Edison Avenue.
Turn right onto Edison and follow 200 yards to City of Palms Park.

Detroit Tigers

Joker Marchant Stadium (9,000)
2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
Lakeland, FL 33805
863-686-8075

Directions (from I-4)
Take Exit 33 off I-4 onto Highway 33 South.
Tiger Town and the ballpark are approximately 2 miles on the left.

Florida Marlins

Roger Dean Stadium (7,000)
4751 Main St.
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-775-1818

Directions (from I-95)
Exit at Donald Ross Road (Exit 83) and travel east 1 mile to Central Boulevard.
At the light, make a left and follow Central to Frederick Small.
Make a left onto Frederick Small, and the stadium will be on the left.

Houston Astros

Osceola County Stadium (5,300)
631 Heritage Park Way
Kissimmee, FL 34744
321-697-3200

Directions (from Orlando)
Take Florida Turnpike south to Exit 244, turn right onto U.S. 192.
Drive 1 mile to Bill Beck Boulevard, turn right.
Take Bill Beck Boulevard for seven-tenths of a mile, turn left into parking lot.

Minnesota Twins

Hammond Stadium (8,100)
14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway
Fort Myers, FL 33912
230-533-7610

Directions (from I-75)
Take Exit 131 (Daniels Road).
Travel west 2 miles to Six Mile Cypress Parkway.
Travel south for a half-mile; complex is on the right.

New York Mets

Digital Domain Park (7,000)
525 N.W. Peacock Blvd.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
772-871-2100
Directions (from I-95)
Take Exit 121 (Old 63-C)/St. Lucie West Boulevard.
Drive east and turn left (north) on Peacock Boulevard.
The stadium is 1 mile ahead on right.

New York Yankees

George M. Steinbrenner Field (11,076)
One Steinbrenner Drive
Tampa, FL 33614
813-875-7753

Directions (from points north and south)
Take I-275 to Route 92 exit (North Dale Mabry).
Stadium is on the corner of Dale Mabry and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Directions (from Tampa airport)
Proceed out of the airport exit to Spruce Street and head east.
Drive approximately 2 miles, make a left on North Dale Mabry (Route 92).
After about a mile, George M. Steinbrenner Field will be on your left.

Philadelphia Phillies

Bright House Field (10,335)
601 Old Coachman Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
727-441-9941

Directions (from Tampa)
Take Highway 60 West (Courtney Campbell Causeway).
Cross over Highway 19 and go to the next stoplight (Old Coachman Road).
Turn right (north) at Old Coachman Road.
Go north through the Drew Street intersection.
Stadium will be on the right.

Pittsburgh Pirates

McKechnie Field (6,602)
1611 Ninth St. West
Bradenton, FL 34205
941-748-4610

Directions (from St. Petersburg)
Drive over Skyway Bridge to Exit 5 (19 South).
Continue on 41 South (Bradenton/Sarasota).
Make a right turn onto 17th Avenue West and continue to McKechnie Field.

Directions (from north or south on I-75)
Exit I-75 at Route 64 (Exit 220 if traveling south; Exit 220B if traveling north).
Drive west on Route 64 to Ninth Street West.
Turn left to stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals

Roger Dean Stadium (7,000)
4751 Main St.
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-775-1818

Directions (from I-95)
Exit at Donald Ross Road (Exit 83) and travel east 1 mile to Central Boulevard.
At the light, make a left and follow Central to Frederick Small Road.
Make a left onto Frederick Small, and the stadium will be on your left.

Tampa Bay Rays

Charlotte Sports Park (6,823)
2300 El Jobean Road
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
941-235-5025

Directions (from I-75)
Exit the interstate at Toledo Blade Road (Exit 179) and travel west.
Proceed about 6½ miles to El Jobean Road (State Route 776) and turn right.
Charlotte Sports Park will be on the left in approximately 2 miles.

Toronto Blue Jays

Florida Auto Exchange Stadium (5,509)
373 Douglas Ave. (at Beltrees Street)
Dunedin, FL 34698
727-733-9302

Directions (from Tampa)
Take State Road 60 across Tampa Bay.
Turn right on McMullen Booth Road.
Turn left on Sunset Point Road and cross U.S. 19.
Turn right on Douglas Avenue. Parking is at the second stoplight.

Washington Nationals

Space Coast Stadium (8,100)
5800 Stadium Parkway
Viera, FL 32940
Directions (from Daytona Beach)
Exit I-95 at Exit 195 (cloverleaf).
Turn left (west) on Stadium Parkway.
Space Coast Stadium is 2 miles ahead on the right.