Lee Health Sports Complex

The Lee Health Sports Complex sits in the south Fort Myers suburban grid between the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve and I-75 — surrounded by office parks, the JetBlue Park / Red Sox spring complex a short drive south, and the Bell Tower Shops and Gulf Coast Town Center commercial districts. There is no walkable pre-game village at the ballpark itself; the surrounding area is built around the airport-and-interstate suburban pattern typical of southwest Florida growth. Downtown Fort Myers — the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, the McGregor Boulevard royal-palm corridor, and the small downtown river district along the Caloosahatchee — sits about 20 minutes northwest. Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel-Captiva sit a longer drive west and southwest and are where most visiting fans stay. Naples sits about 40 minutes south.

Plan to arrive 60-90 minutes before first pitch for Twins spring-training games in March — the snowbird Twins fan base turns out heavily and the Daniels Parkway exit off I-75 backs up. For Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Florida State League games during the summer regular season, parking flow is much gentler and a 45-minute arrival works fine. The complex was renamed Lee Health Sports Complex in 2019 under a naming-rights agreement with Lee Health, the southwest Florida public health system; it was the CenturyLink Sports Complex (2014-2019) and Lee County Sports Complex before that. The on-field venue is Hammond Stadium, named for the Hammond Stadium founding-era benefactor — the stadium name has not changed even as the complex naming rights have. The Twins have trained in Fort Myers since 1991 after moving from Orlando's Tinker Field. The complex underwent a major 2014-2015 renovation that rebuilt the seating bowl. Mobile-only tickets are the norm. Bag policy and gate-open times shift season to season; confirm on the team site before going.

Hammond Stadium at the Lee Health Sports Complex opened in 1991 as the Minnesota Twins' Grapefruit League spring-training home — the team relocated from Orlando's Tinker Field after sharing that venue with several other tenants for decades. The complex has been renamed twice: it was the Lee County Sports Complex from opening, the CenturyLink Sports Complex from 2014 to 2019, and the Lee Health Sports Complex since 2019 under a naming-rights agreement with Lee Health, the southwest Florida public health system. The on-field venue itself remains Hammond Stadium. A major 2014-2015 renovation rebuilt the seating bowl, concourses, clubhouses, and player-development facilities while preserving the Hammond Stadium signature look — the white Southern-plantation-style facade. Capacity sits around 9,300. The ballpark serves a dual role as the Twins' spring home (late February through late March) and the year-round home of the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, the Twins' Single-A Florida State League affiliate. The Mighty Mussels shifted from the High-A Florida State League to the Single-A Florida State League under MLB's 2021 minor-league reorganization and rebranded from the Fort Myers Miracle in 2021.