BayCare Ballpark opened in 2004 and is the home of Phillies Spring Training and the Clearwater Threshers. The Phillies have been training in Clearwater, Florida, since 1947, the second-longest affiliation between a Major League club and its Spring Training home in baseball. The Carpenter Complex, home to the Paul Owens Training Facility and the David P. Montgomery Baseball Performance Center, was built in 1967. The complex, used in spring training by Phillies Major and Minor League players, also hosts the Phillies' Florida Complex League affiliate and Florida Instructional League.
The ballpark is designed with a classic Floridian architectural style and has the following features:
- A 360-degree main concourse, open to the playing field
- 7,300 fixed seats with grass berm seating for an additional 1,500
- A tiki-hut pavilion in left field
- Group picnic areas, party suites and Club seats
- A kids play area and expansive team store
- A state-of-the-art video scoreboard
Getting to BayCare Ballpark
From Tampa: Highway 60 (Courtney Campbell Causeway) West. Cross over Highway 19 and go to the next stoplight (Old Coachman Road). Turn right (North) at Old Coachman Road. Go North through the Drew Street intersection. Stadium will be on right. 601 N. Old Coachman Road
From the North: U.S. Highway 19 South to Drew St. / Gulf to Bay (Highway 60) exit. Turn right onto Drew St. Turn right onto Old Coachman Rd. Stadium will be on the right. 601 N. Old Coachman Road
From the South: U.S. Highway 19 North to Gulf to Bay Blvd. (Highway 60). Exit Highway 19 at the Gulf to Bay/Highway 60 exit. After exiting, turn left (West) onto Gulf to Bay/Highway 60 and go to the next stoplight (Old Coachman Road). Turn right (North) onto Old Coachman Road. Go North through the Drew Street intersection. Stadium will be on right. 601 N. Old Coachman Road
From the West/Clearwater Beach: Drew Street East approximately 3.5 miles to Old Coachman Road. Turn left (North) onto Old Coachman Road. Stadium will be on the right. 601 N. Old Coachman Road.