3/14/2012 5:19:08 AM
The Dominican Prospect League prospects bussed down to Fort Myers Tuesday to play at the Red Sox brand new jetBlue Park (aka "Fenway South" on some signs around the complex).
The Red Sox, of course, are no longer using City of Palms Park and the 5-Plex that have become familiar to so many WWBA/BCS players and parents over the last decade. The moved into their new complex out by the airport this spring and not surprisingly it is nothing short of spectacular.
The stadium dimensions are a replica of Fenway Park, complete with "The Wall" in left field, the left field fence scoreboard, Pesky's Corner in right field, the right centerfield bullpen, etc. The only compromise is that The Wall actually is 310 feet from home plate as is indicated on the fence, whereas the Fenway Park version is somewhere between 280 and 290 feet in reality.
Perfect Game will be using the minor league fields at the new complex beginning this May for WWBA and BCS events and we've been promised that we will have access to jetBlue Park for select championship games and such. That will be a spectacular experience for some fortunate players/teams, especially if a team from the Northeast happens to qualify for such a game.