Alright, sports fans, we’ve got some great news for you!
Wide World of Sports
The ESPN Wide World of Sports in Disney World hosted the Warrior Games this year, and many runDisney races utilize the space for their events. However, there will be new users of this space soon — the Tampa Bay Rays will use the facility for their Spring Training!
The Walt Disney Company announced that they have agreed to allow the Tampa Bay Rays to use the ESPN Wide World of Sports building for part of their spring training!
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— Neil Solondz (@neilsolondz) December 20, 2022
The team’s main training facility was damaged in Hurricane Ian, and players will begin reporting to Disney World on February 6th to begin their training. Pitchers and catchers, however, won’t report until February 14th.
ESPN Wide World of Sports
At this time, it isn’t known if the team’s practices will be open to the public, but we’ll be on the lookout for that news. In the meantime, you can check out all the content streaming on ESPN+! As always, stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Disney news.
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