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Historic Dodgertown

Historic Dodgertown
Private
Industry Sports
Entertainment
Hospitality
Founded Vero Beach, Florida, United States
(January 1, 1948; 69 years ago (1948-01-01))
Founder Walter O'Malley
Headquarters 3901 26th Street,,
Vero Beach, Florida, United States
Key people
 Peter O'Malley (President and CEO)
Products 


*  Sport venue,
*  Hotel,
*  Sports,
*  Basketball courts,
*  Baseball fields,
*  Softball fields,
*  Exclusive Pool,
*  Locker rooms,
* Concession stands,
Services Events
Website historicdodgertown.com


Historic Dodgertown is a multi-sport facility in Vero Beach, Florida where athletes of all ages and skill levels have the opportunity to train, play, and stay together. The facility which includes the historic Holman Stadium was originally created as a Navy housing base, and was transformed into the home of Spring Training for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. It has since evolved into a multi-sport destination that includes an option of room and board via their on-site villas.

Historic Dodgertown was originally built as a Navy housing base for all of the members of the Navy and Marines that trained at the US Naval Air Station during World War II that was located directly across the street. When Branch Rickey began looking for a permanent spring training site in 1948 he was introduced to a large area of land in Vero Beach, Florida by Bud Holman, a local businessman, as the perfect place to host a fully contained training camp for the Major League club as well as the other 26 minor league teams. The Dodgers and the city of Vero Beach ended up coming to an initial five-year lease agreement that included the naming of the property as "Dodger Town". A stadium was completed in 1953.

The Los Angeles Dodgers eventually left Vero Beach, Florida for a new spring training home in Arizona after the 2008 spring training season ended,

Once the Los Angeles Dodgers departed, Historic Dodgertown closed its doors and shut down due to financial instability. Minor League Baseball reopened the facilities and renamed it Vero Beach Sports Village. That change didn't last long as they were set to close again in 2012. Then Peter O'Malley with the help of his sister Terry O’Malley Seidler and two ex-Dodgers pitchers Chan Ho Park and Hideo Nomo reinvested into Historic Dodgertown.


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