LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- As the Braves continue their long search for a new Spring Training home, they are now looking at the possibility of relocating to Sarasota County. But potential locations in Palm Beach County and St. Petersburg remain in play.
The Sarasota County Commission voted 5-0 on Tuesday morning to continue negotiations with the Braves about a complex that would be located in North Point, which is actually in the southern part of the county.
With their current lease with Disney expiring in 2017, the Braves have been actively seeking a location that would provide improved facilities and, more importantly, the close proximity to other team's sites that they will lose when the Nationals and Astros move to their new shared Spring Training site in Palm Beach County next year.