FORT MYERS MIRACLE

• League: Florida State League -- Class A Advanced

• Affiliation: 21st season affiliated with Twins

• Top prospects: IF Levi Michael, No. 1 pick (30th overall), 2011; RHP Madison Boer, second-round pick in 2011; LHP Pat Dean, third-round pick in 2010, 6-4 with a 3.59 ERA this year.

• Notable seasons: RHP David Bromberg, 2009: 13-4, 2.70 ERA, 148 strikeouts in 1531/3 innings; 1B David Ortiz, 1997: 61 G, .331, 13 HR, 58 RBI; OF Matt Lawton, 1994: .300, 30 2B, 7 HR, 42 SB.

• About the stadium: Hammond Stadium, capacity 7,500 -- The spring training home of the Twins, Hammond Stadium is the centerpiece of a five-field complex that also includes the organization's Gulf Coast League squad for entry-level pro players. It's also home to the Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame, located just inside the front gates. Its facade is built to resemble the steeples of Churchill Downs in Louisville. The city of Fort Myers recently agreed to make $30 million of improvements and expansions to the complex for the Twins.

• About the city: Fort Myers, Fla., has had a minor-league team since 1992, when the then-owners of the Miami Miracle -- including minority partners Bill Murray, Jimmy Buffett and Mike Veeck -- moved their team west to avoid competing with a major league expansion team, the Florida Marlins.

• Cost of a seat behind home plate: Box seat -- $8.50 ($9.50 on Fireworks Night)

PHIL MILLER