the so-calledupfruit league brings in $750 million a area to the state. in arizona, the cactus league drums up 420 million. big bucks. six teams have moved west from florida, and in the sunshine state they re doing everything they can to stop that migration. forthmeyers is a spring training mecca. steve is on the road. these little stadiums are works of art. they have come a long way from wooden grabbed stands in the middle of nowhere to $80 million a year theme parks. these are things that cities in florida and different states are battling over, all to get a bigger share of what has become a very big business. it began as a farm for baseball players. 125 years later the drills are the same but the business model has changed. six week office commerce means they re going to make a
he told the ap the administration wag working on and the there were no promises that more documents were coming. shepard: thanks, katherine. you re welcome. shepard: spring training time. rather be in arizona or florida? florida recognizes there s big money in spring training trainis a new plan to try to keep baseball and the humidity not in the desert. the boys of summer in spring. that s coming. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. you don t decide when vegetables reach the peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pk vegetables only when they re perfect. then freeze them fast so they re are as nutritious as fresh. [ green giant ] ho ho ho. green giant
hammond stadium where the minnesota twins play there. steve, good morning. reporter: bill, good morning. twins are warming up for a game with the orioles. spring training used to be wood grand stands in the middle of nowhere but evolved into million door lar theme parks as. it began as a fat farm for baseball players. 125 years later, the drills are the same but the business model has changed. six weeks of commerce means that they re going to make a lot of money from spring training. reporter: a billion dollar a year industry with fans coming to florida from across the nation. great park by the way. reporter: paying for something not easy to find today, intimacy, professional sports. dad took us when we were young. i m bringing him now. reporter: lee county is home to the boston red sox and the minnesota twins. government studies estimate fans spent $50 million a year in the local economy. souvenir program!.