The weather is frightfully cold in much of the Midwest, but the Royals will escape the frigid temperatures and assemble in the sun of Surprise, Arizona this week for spring training. Spring training is an annual tradition in baseball, with some evidence of teams working out in warmer climates dating back to 1870. Today, all teams train in either Florida or Arizona, and the Royals have held spring training in both states. Let’s take a look back at their history of spring training locations.
Fort Myers, Florida
The first-ever spring training home of the Royals was at Terry Park in Fort Myers, Florida, on the west side of South Florida, about two hours south of Tampa.