It hosted Pool D, and featured teams with professional players from Venezuela, Australia, Dominican Republic and Italy. The stadium hosted its first regular season MLB games from May 15 through 17, 2007 season when the Texas Rangers played the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in a three-game series. The three games drew a total of 26,917 fans, and attendance went up each game. In April 2008, the Rays moved another series, this time against the Toronto Blue Jays, to Orlando. In January 2017, the Braves announced a formal agreement to move their spring training home to CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida, which opened in 2019. References External links Champion Stadium Official Website Atlanta Braves Spring training info Photos and review on ballparkwatch.com Champion Stadium Views – Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues Minor league baseball venues Grapefruit League venues Sports venues in Orlando, Florida World Baseball Classic venues Spring training ballparks Walt Disney World Tampa Bay Rays stadiums Baseball venues in Florida Atlanta Braves spring training venues Frito-Lay Sports venues completed in 1997 1997 establishments in Florida Florida Complex League ballparks Olympic stadiums United States