2/4/18

The Atlanta Braves has announced an extension to their Spring Training contract with Walt Disney World through April 2019:

Quote Originally Posted by John Schuerholz, Atlanta Braves Vice Chairman Emeritus

We are thankful for our good friends at Walt Disney World Resort and are excited for this extension. We also appreciate the foresight and thoughtfulness of our partners in North Port, Sarasota County and West Villages in recognizing such an extension will be of benefit as we continue to make progress on our new facility. When complete, our new, state-of-the-art facility will secure our long-term goal of creating a perfectly positioned and operational Spring Training facility for the next 30 years.
9/24/17

Local media are reporting that the Atlanta Braves will be allowing their current Spring Training contract with the Walt Disney World resort to expire after 2018:

Quote Originally Posted by Orlando Sentinel
...The Braves have found a new home on Florida’s west coast in North Port, where commissioners on Tuesday approved a $100 million development deal for a new complex.

... the Braves will turn off the porch light after they come here one last time in spring 2018 and become the last big-league team to have a spring fling in Central Florida.