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2009 HOME SCHEDULE

Date Opponent Time February 25 Reds 1:05 p.m. February 27 Red Sox 1:05 p.m. March 1 Blue Jays 1:05 p.m. March 3 Astros 1:05 p.m. March 4 Puerto Rico 7:05 p.m. * Exhibition vs. Puerto Rico * March 7 Red Sox 1:05 p.m. March 9 Twins 1:05 p.m. March 10 Blue Jays 1:05 p.m. March 12 Phillies 1:05 p.m. March 15 Pirates 1:05 p.m. March 18 Reds 1:05 p.m. March 19 Cardinals 1:05 p.m. March 22 Yankees 1:05 p.m. March 25 Pirates 7:05 p.m. March 28 Reds 1:05 p.m. April 1 Twins 1:05 p.m. Full Rays Spring Training schedule »

Charlotte Sports Park (formerly Charlotte County Stadium) was originally constructed in 1987 as the spring training facility for the Texas Rangers and served in that capacity until the team moved to Surprise, Ariz. in 2002.

During the Rangers' tenure, the stadium was also home to the Charlotte Rangers, the Single-A Texas affiliate that played in the Florida State League. When the major league team left in 2002, the minor league affiliate left with them, leaving Charlotte County without baseball until the Charlotte County Redfish occupied the stadium during the summer of 2007.
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Charlotte Sports Park was not without a tenant for long though. In 2006, The Tampa Bay Rays announced that they would move their spring training to Port Charlotte in 2009 and signed a 20-year agreement with the city, thus guaranteeing baseball in the Charlotte County community until at least 2029. Renovations estimated at more than $27 million started in summer 2008 with plans for the Rays to host spring training beginning in March 2009.

On August 25, 2008, the Rays announced that they would partner with Ripken Baseball to purchase and move their Single-A affiliate from Vero Beach to Charlotte County. Not only would the Rays move their spring training to Port Charlotte, but their High-A affiliate would also play its home games at Charlotte Sports Park starting in April 2009.

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The Charlotte Stone Crabs unveiled their logo and jersey designs yesterday with some help from members of the Charlotte County Boys and Girls Club at the Port Charlotte Town Center mall in Port Charlotte, Fla.