the yankees played spring training at st. petersburg, florida from 1947-1950 and 1952-1961.
the yankees played spring training at st. petersburg, florida from 1947-1950 and 1952-1961.
where did the yankees play spring training from 1947-1950 and 1952-1961?
st. petersburg, florida
press coverage of martin's sale by the oaks to the yankees dismissed him as a "utility infielder", calling him "alfred m. martin", a name he detested. he was among those younger yankees players, including whitey ford, yogi berra and mickey mantle, who reported in february 1950 to a pre-spring training instructional camp in phoenix to work on fundamentals under stengel's eye. martin hoped to become the starting second baseman for the defending world champion yankees, but the incumbent, jerry coleman, had just won the american league rookie of the league award. on reporting to spring training in st. petersburg, florida, he stood out for his brashness if nothing else, taking care to correct the press on how to refer to him.
billy martin
spring training typically starts in mid-february and continues until just before opening day of the regular season, which falls in the last week of march. in some years, teams not scheduled to play on opening day will play spring training games that day. pitchers and catchers report to spring training first because pitchers benefit from a longer training period. a few days later, position players arrive and team practice begins. exhibition games usually begin in late february.









































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