St. Petersburg when he persuaded the Yankees to come there for spring training in
1925, three years after the Boston Braves had made it their headquarters. Since
then, Florida has remained the center of spring training activity.
(NLM)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»March 2nd, 1996: At St. Petersburg's Al Lang Field, two Japanese umpires work a game with two American umps. Osamu Ito is behind the plate as the Pirates whip the Cardinals, 11-2. "I thought they did a good job," commented Bucs' manager Jim Leyland. "And even if they didn't, you couldn't argue with them." In Dunedin, fellow Central League umps Samio Murakoshi and Toshio Azuma are part of a four-man crews that works the Phillies 12-2 win over the Blue Jays. Meanwhile, four umpires from the majors are on a 9-day tour of the Japanese Leagues.
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