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0 -- Baserunners allowed by the Red Sox in tossing a perfect game against the Blue Jays on March 14, 2000. It was the first spring training no-hitter since the Angels defeated the Giants, 15-0, on March 16, 1996. |
Sammy Sosa set a record of sorts with 12 home runs in 1999 spring training.
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.466 -- Lyle Mouton's major league-leading batting average last spring. He ended up batting .278 in 97 regular season at-bats. |
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2 -- Hits in 33 career spring training at-bats (.061) by erstwhile country music star Garth Brooks, who camped with the Mets in '99 and Padres in 2000. |
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5 -- Teams have no prospects in their system among the Top 50, according to Stats INC.: Detroit, Anaheim, St. Louis, Los Angeles and Arizona. |
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7 -- Teams share spring training facilities with other clubs: Padres/Mariners (Peoria Stadium), Rockies/Diamondbacks/White Sox (Tucson Electric Park) and Expos/Cardinals (Roger Dean Stadium). |
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12 -- The unofficial record for most home runs in one spring training, set by Sammy Sosa in 1999. Records were not kept before 1988. Prior to Sosa, Albert Belle held the crown with 11 home runs in 1991. |
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26-5 -- The 1997 Marlins' spring training record. They were the last team to have the major leagues' best spring training mark and go on to win the World Series. |
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29 -- Pitchers invited to Red Sox camp this year. |
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41 -- The age of Tim Raines, who is attempting to make the Expos' roster after 1 1/2 years off. |
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55 -- Longest current tenure of any team at one spring training site -- the Tigers at Lakeland, Fla. This will be the Phillies' 54th year in Clearwater, Fla., and the Dodgers' 53rd in Vero Beach, Fla. |
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430 -- Feet to center field of the Giants' Scottsdale Stadium, the deepest of any spring training park. |
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12,500 -- Seating capacity at the Cubs' facility, HoHoKam Park, making it the largest in the Cactus and Grapefruit leagues. |
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$200 million -- Estimated economic impact of the 10 Cactus League teams on the state of Arizona, according to a 1998 study. |
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$490 million -- Estimated economic impact of the 20 Grapefruit League teams on the state of Florida, according to a statewide study by Van Horn & Associates in 2000. |
