Tampa Baseball Museum

The Tampa Baseball Museum is proposed to open in Ybor City, Florida. The Tampa Baseball Museum will be located in Al López's historic childhood home in Ybor City.[2] The museum collection is transitioning from a special exhibit, Béisbol: Tampa's Love of the Game, at the Ybor City Museum State Park.[3] Tampa has a 125-year history with baseball that includes many professional, semi-professional, and amateur leagues and players, as well as Inter-Social, Municipal, Cigar City and Negro leagues.[3] The museum will celebrate Tampa's baseball heritage with permanent and visiting exhibits.[1]

Tampa Baseball Museum
Purpose"A home for the celebration, preservation, and education of Tampa Baseball Culture."[1]
Coordinates27.962°N 82.4378°W / 27.962; -82.4378
WebsiteTampa Baseball Museum

The house was moved from its original location at 1210 E 12th Ave to the museum dedicated lot at the corner of Ninth Avenue and 19th Street.[4]

Famous Baseball Players from Tampa

Other than Al López, Tampa was home to many other baseball players including Lou Piniella, Tony La Russa, and Tino Martinez.[3]

References
  1. "Home". Tampa Baseball Museum.
  2. Girona, José Patiño (15 May 2013). "Lopez's Ybor house moves, to be baseball museum". The Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. "Events & Programs". www.ybormuseum.org.
  4. Morel, Laura C. (16 May 2013). "Al Lopez house moves to Ybor City for new life as museum". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2019-12-27.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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