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Englebert Complex ($ 47.8 million), which they would contribute $ 20 million to (plus any cost overruns) with the rest coming from the state ($ 13.7 million), county ($ 41.7 million) and city ($ 5.6 million) governments. The stadium would be expanded from 5,500 to 8,500 seats. The lease agreement for the stadium lasts for 25 years, with the option to renew for a further 2 years five times. The City Commission approved the deal in November 2017. The club retains all revenue from sales at concessions and parking at the stadium, while they share revenue from naming rights with the city. The plan calls for the county to approve and a funding request to be submitted to the state by the end of 2017, with construction to begin in April 2018.
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The Jays' lease of the facility runs through 2017, but they have the option to extend it by an additional five years twice. After investigating possible alternative sites to host their spring training facility, the Jays negotiated an $ 81 million renovation to the stadium ($ 33.3 million) and
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The facility was renovated in 2002 for $ 14 million, expanding it from 17 to 23 acres (6.9 to 9.3 ha). The Blue Jays renamed the training facility the Bobby Mattick Training Center at Englebert Complex in 2003 after
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The facility opened in 1978 and named after City Commissioner and one time mayor
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as a practice facility, and is home to their Rookie league affiliate, the
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Three other baseball diamonds on the north side belong to the
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Dunedin
FL
Coordinates
28°1′55.3″N 82°45′21.7″W / 28.032028°N 82.756028°W / 28.032028; -82.756028
Toronto Blue Jays
Florida Complex League Blue Jays
Dunedin, Florida
Toronto Blue Jays
Gulf Coast League Blue Jays
Cecil P. Englebert
Toronto Blue Jays
Bobby Mattick
Louis A. Vanech Recreation Complex
"Dunedin will be his final resting place"
"Mr. Baseball set aside Pinellas places for fun"
the original
"Renovations mean a new ball game"
"Bobby Mattick honored"
Tampa Bay Times
"Jays, city get into a fresh rhubarb"
Tampa Bay Times
"Spring Training Practice Viewing and Autograph Getting Guide"
"Blue Jays likely to keep Dunedin as spring training home"
Toronto Star




"Details emerge from Blue Jays' new spring training agreement in Dunedin"
Sportsnet

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