Fort Myers tops list for Nationals’ spring home

  • Amanda Comak - The Washington Times
  • Posted April 13, 2012 at 4:13 p.m.
Greg Kahn/Staff Washington Nationals players Sean Burnett, left, and John Lannan, center, enter the field at jetBlue Park in Fort Myers for their final spring training game against the Red Sox on April 2, 2012. The Nationals are possibly considering moving into City of Palms Park for spring training, the former home of the Red Sox.

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Greg Kahn/Staff Washington Nationals players Sean Burnett, left, and John Lannan, center, enter the field at jetBlue Park in Fort Myers for their final spring training game against the Red Sox on April 2, 2012. The Nationals are possibly considering moving into City of Palms Park for spring training, the former home of the Red Sox.

Washington Nationals visit jetBlue Park for final spring training game

Lee County negotiates with Washington Nationals

Ten days ago, as the Washington Nationals were making their final stop of the spring, they pulled up their buses outside of JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla., and looked around. Principal owner Mark Lerner and Alan Gottlieb, the COO of Lerner Sports, toured the park and came away impressed.

By 2014, Lerner could be frequenting the Boston Red Sox’s new spring home.

The Nationals are 22 days into a 90-day negotiating window with Lee County to move the team’s spring base to the vacated City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. They’re not “deep” into the negotiations, Lerner said Thursday, and they still are fielding calls from other areas wanting to lure the Nationals. But Lee County remains at the top of the list.

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