Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Beach is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast of northern Florida, 85 miles south of Jacksonville, FL. It is the seat of Volusia County, FL. It is famous for its motor speedway and its long sand beach on which cars can drive.

It has been a traditional site for spring training for many major league teams. On May 17, 1946, Jackie Robinson played his first exhibition game for the Montreal Royals against the Brooklyn Dodgers at City Island Park, which has since been renamed "Jackie Robinson Stadium". The Montreal Expos were the most recent team to train at Daytona Beach, from 1972 to 1980.

Teams that have played here

• Daytona Beach Islanders, Florida State League (1920-1924, 1928, 1936-1941, 1946-1966, 1977, 1985-1986)
• Daytona Beach Dodgers, Florida State League (1968-1973)
• Daytona Beach Astros, Florida State League (1978-1984)
• Daytona Beach Admirals, Florida State League (1987)
• Daytona Beach Explorers, Senior Professional Baseball Association (1990)
• Daytona Cubs, Florida State League (1993-2014)
• Daytona Tortugas, Florida State League (2015-2019, 2022- )
• Daytona Tortugas, Low-A Southeast (2021)

Persons who were born here

• Tony Beal, minor league outfielder
• Ray Busse, infielder
• Ed Charles, infielder
• Dylan DeLucia, minor league player
• Jason Dennis, minor league pitcher
• Mike Estabrook, umpire
• Austin Hays, outfielder
• Roger Holt, infielder
• Carrenza Howard, pitcher
• Willie Jones, catcher
• Jacob Lee, minor league pitcher
• MJ Melendez, catcher
• John Wiedenbauer, scout

Persons who died here

• John Campbell, pitcher
• Larry Cheney, pitcher
• Vern Duncan, outfielder
• Charles Gary, infielder
• Andy Gill, minor league infielder and college coach
• Johnny Grodzicki, pitcher
• Grover Hartley, catcher
• Chet Hoff, pitcher
• Nap Lajoie, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Walt Lynch, catcher
• Harry McIntire, pitcher
• Lee Meadows, pitcher
• Fred Merkle, infielder
• Ed Sudol, umpire
• Harry Wendelstedt, umpire
• Walter Widmayer, minor league player

Educational institutions located here

• Bethune-Cookman University
• Daytona Beach Community College
• Daytona Beach Mainland High School
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Mainland High School
• Seabreeze High School