Ed Smith stadium - wikipedia Ed Smith stadium Ed Smith Stadium Location 2700 12th Street Sarasota, FL 34237 Coordinates 27 ° 20 ′ 52 '' N 82 ° 31 ′ 2 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.34778 ° N 82.51722 ° W ﻿ / 27.34778 ; - 82.51722 Coordinates : 27 ° 20 ′ 52 '' N 82 ° 31 ′ 2 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.34778 ° N 82.51722 ° W ﻿ / 27.34778 ; - 82.51722 Owner Sarasota County Operator Baltimore Orioles Capacity 8,500 Field size Left -- 333 ft ( 101 m ) Left Center -- 366 ft ( 112 m ) Center -- 400 ft ( 120 m ) Right Center -- 374 ft ( 114 m ) Right -- 339 ft ( 103 m ). Surface Grass Construction Opened 1989 Renovated 2011 Architect Populous Original Structure David M Schwarz Architects, Inc Renovation Structural engineer Bliss & Nyitray, Inc ( renovation ) Tenants Baltimore Orioles ( spring training ) ( 1991, 2010 -- present ) Cincinnati Reds ( spring training ) ( 1998 -- 2009 ) Chicago White Sox ( spring training ) ( 1989 -- 1997 ) Sarasota Reds ( FSL ) ( 2004 -- 2009 ) Sarasota Red Sox ( FSL ) ( 1994 -- 2004 ) Sarasota White Sox ( FSL ) ( 1989 -- 1993 ) GCL Reds ( GCL ) ( 2004 -- 2009 ) GCL Orioles ( 2010 -- present ) Ed Smith Stadium is a baseball field located in Sarasota, Florida. Since 2010, it has been the spring training home of the Baltimore Orioles. Contents 1 History 2 Renovation 3 Features after renovation 4 References 5 External links History Ed Smith Stadium was built in 1989 to replace Payne Park as a Spring Training and Minor League Baseball site. It is named for the Sarasota civic leader who was instrumental in getting the new stadium built. It was formerly the spring home of the Chicago White Sox ( 1989 -- 1997 ) and the Baltimore Orioles ( 1991 ). In 1998, it replaced Plant City Stadium as the spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds remained at the facility through 2008. After Cincinnati 's club moved its spring activities to Arizona, Ed Smith Stadium spent a year without major league Spring Training. The Orioles became the stadium 's tenant and operator in 2010. Baltimore had trained in Sarasota before -- at Twin Lakes Park in 1989 and 1990, as well as at Ed Smith in 1991 -- before moving to St. Petersburg and then Ft. Lauderdale for spring games. From 1989 to 2009, the stadium hosted a series of Minor League Baseball teams, the Single - A Sarasota White Sox, Sarasota Red Sox, and Sarasota Reds. From 2004 until 2009, it housed the Gulf Coast League 's Gulf Coast Reds. Ed Smith has also hosted high school and college baseball tournaments. On November 1, 2008, Barack Obama gave a speech to a crowd of 10,000 spectators as part of his 2008 presidential campaign. Renovation Ed Smith Stadium after $31 million renovation In 2008, a planned renovation fell through when a proposed bond issue from the city of Sarasota to partially fund the renovation was rejected by the voters. The Reds, whose lease with the city and the stadium expired after the season, announced that they intend to seek a new spring training home. They moved to Goodyear Ballpark, located in Arizona, in 2010. The Baltimore Orioles reached a tentative 30 - year agreement to begin spring training at Ed Smith Stadium starting in 2010 which included renovations to the stadium and surrounding areas. The $31.2 million renovation was completed prior to the beginning of spring training in February 2011. Features after renovation Seats in the renovated stadium are refurbished seats from the Orioles ' revolutionary home ballpark, Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Three air - conditioned suites added to the park are numbered Suites 66, 70, and 83, corresponding to the club 's three World Series championships. A fabric sun shade system extends from the stadium 's original roof to nearly double the number of seats in the shade. A series of photos produced by the Orioles shows the dramatic changes resulting from the renovation. Seating is available for 7,428 spectators, with standing room space taking the park 's total capacity to 8,500. Two concourses include food and beverage stands, a cafe, and a 2,000 - square - foot ( 190 m ) gift shop. 100 high - definition televisions are located throughout the stadium and a high - definition LED video board in the outfield measures 17 feet ( 5.2 m ) high by 30 feet ( 9.1 m ) across. References Jump up ^ Fernandes, Doug. `` Ed Smith part of Sarasota 's sports fabric ''. Sarasota Herald. Retrieved 2018 - 03 - 02. ^ Jump up to : `` Baltimore Orioles Spring Training - Spring Training Online ''. springtrainingonline.com. ^ Jump up to : http://mlb.mlb.com/bal/downloads/y2011/ess_fact_sheet.pdf Jump up ^ Carol E. Lee ( 2007 - 11 - 07 ). `` The Reds will seek a new place to play ''. Sarasota Herald - Tribune. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 02. Jump up ^ Don Muret ( 2011 - 02 - 28 ). `` Orioles ' spring training home becomes a swan ''. Sports Business Daily. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 02. Jump up ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/bal/downloads/y2011/ess_enovations.pdf External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ed Smith Stadium. Little Ballparks : Ed Smith Stadium Digital Ballparks : Ed Smith Stadium Baltimore Orioles Established in 1901 Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns Based in Baltimore, Maryland Franchise History in St. Louis History in Baltimore Seasons No - hitters Records Players Managers Owners and executives Broadcasters Opening Day starting pitchers First - round draft picks Ballparks Borchert Field Lloyd Street Grounds Sportsman 's Park Memorial Stadium Oriole Park at Camden Yards Spring training Majestic Park West End Park Coffee Pot Park Wright Field Tech Field Perris Hill Park City Island Ball Park Miami Stadium Ed Smith Stadium Al Lang Stadium Fort Lauderdale Stadium Ed Smith Stadium Culture Hall of Fame `` Thank God I 'm a Country Boy '' Baltimore Chop `` The Letter '' ( Seinfeld episode ) Lore Jeffrey Maier Miracle Mets 1910 Chalmers Award Wild Bill Hagy 1999 Cuban national baseball team exhibition 2015 crowdless game Rivalries Washington Nationals Key personnel Owner : Peter Angelos Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations : Dan Duquette Manager : Buck Showalter World Series Championships ( 3 ) 1966 1970 American League Championships ( 7 ) 1944 1966 1969 1970 1971 1979 American League East Championships ( 9 ) 1969 1970 1971 1973 1979 1997 2014 American League Wild Card ( 3 ) 2012 2016 Minor league affiliates AAA : Norfolk Tides AA : Bowie Baysox A Adv. : Frederick Keys A : Delmarva Shorebirds Short A : Aberdeen IronBirds Rookie : GCL Orioles DSL Orioles Broadcasting TV Mid-Atlantic Sports Network Radio Orioles Radio Network Announcers Gary Thorne Jim Hunter Jim Palmer Rick Dempsey Mike Bordick Seasons ( 117 ) 1900s 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910s 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920s 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1989 1990s 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Stadiums of the Grapefruit League Champion Stadium Charlotte Sports Park Dunedin Stadium Ed Smith Stadium First Data Field FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches George M. 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Steinbrenner Field Joker Marchant Stadium South Charlotte Sports Park Ed Smith Stadium JetBlue Park at Fenway South Lee County Sports Complex Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ed_Smith_Stadium&oldid=841823125 '' Categories : Florida State League ballparks Baltimore Orioles spring training venues Chicago White Sox spring training venues Cincinnati Reds spring training venues Minor league baseball venues Grapefruit League venues Buildings and structures in Sarasota, Florida 1989 establishments in Florida Baseball venues in Florida Sports venues completed in 1989 Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français 한국어 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 18 May 2018, at 09 : 05. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: where do the baltimore orioles play spring training
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