As the Agent for Athletes and Athlete Relocation Specialist in Florida, I am proud to live in Southwest Florida, home of the Boston Red Sox Spring Training since 1993. Their previous spring training home was Winter Haven, home of the Cleveland Indians spring-training.
The Boston Red Sox train at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, which is also used by the Gulf Coast Rookie League's Red Sox. The Florida style stadium, designed by HOK Sport, was built in 1992 with the purpose to home the Red Sox Spring Training. The Red Sox have been training at City of Palms Park since the ballpark opened.
City of Palms Park is primarily a baseball stadium, although it has played host to college, high school, adult and youth and a concert is hosted occasionally. The seating capacity is about 7,290 people and the dimensions are 330 feet on Left and Right Field Lines, 410 feet on the Center and 385 feet on the Right and Left Field Alleys.
The Boston Red Sox have trained in the following locations:
Charlottesville, Va. (1901); Augusta, Ga. (1902);
Macon, Ga. (1903-1906);
Little Rock (1907-1908);
Hot Springs, Ark. (1909-1910);
Redondo Beach, Cal. (1911);
Hot Springs, Ark. (1912-1918);
Tampa (1919);
Hot Springs, Ark. (1920-1923);
San Antonio (1924);
New Orleans (1925-1927);
Bradenton (1928-1929);
Pensacola, Fla. (1930-1931);
Savannah (1932);
Sarasota (1933-1942);
Medford, Mass. (1943-1944);
Atlantic City (1945);
Sarasota (1946-1958);
Scottsdale (1959-1965);
Winter Haven (1966-1992);
Ft. Myers (1993-present).
Spring Training started March 2, 2008 and the remaining games are taking place on March 13 through March 15 and March 19, 2008.
Here's the spring training schedule: 
March 13 Thursday 1:05 Devil Rays
March 14 Friday 1:05 Orioles
March 15 Saturday 1:05 Reds
March 19 Wednesday 1:05 Blue Jays
Although good seats are sold out, there is still some seating available:
Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox Spring Training Tickets 3/13
3/13/2008 Thursday
1:05 PM City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL $106 - $106
Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Spring Training Tickets 3/14
3/14/2008 Friday
1:05 PM City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL $18 - $150
Cincinnati Reds at Boston Red Sox Spring Training Tickets 3/15
3/15/2008 Saturday
1:05 PM City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL $55 - $163
Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Tickets 3/16
3/16/2008 Sunday
1:05 PM Mckechnie Field in Bradenton, FL $39 - $160
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees Spring Training Tickets 3/17
3/17/2008 Monday
1:15 PM Legends Field in Tampa, FL $22 - $650
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Spring Training Tickets 3/19
3/19/2008 Wednesday
1:05 PM City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL $30 - $200
Yes, some of the prices seem outrageous, but for a big fan, it is well worth it. Tickets are available online at sites like mlb.com, stubhub.com. The City of Palms Park Box office and the Red Sox Team Store at City of Palms Park are open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets are also available beginning at 10 a.m. by calling (617) 482-4SOX. For accessible seating, you can also call 877-REDSOX9.
Hope you can make it. If you do get to go, I would love to hear your comments and post your pictures. Remember to call me for your Florida Pro Athlete Relocation needs. I am The Agent for Athletes in Florida and I will be more than glad to assist. For more information on my Pro Athlete Relocation program, please call 239-784-4868 or click here.
Enjoy the game!
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