Tampa Baseball Museum

Tampa Baseball Museum
Purpose"A home for the celebration, preservation, and education of Tampa Baseball Culture."[1]
Coordinates27°57′43″N 82°26′16″W / 27.962°N 82.4378°W / 27.962; -82.4378
WebsiteTampa Baseball Museum

The Tampa Baseball Museum is a museum in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida. It is housed in the childhood home of hall of famer Al López, the first Tampa native to play and manage in the Major Leagues.[2] The house was moved several blocks to a lot near the Ybor City State Museum for the purpose in 2013, and the museum opened in 2021.[3]


The Tampa Baseball Museum includes exhibits that commemorate Al Lopez and the many other major league players and managers from the area along with the city's baseball heritage.[4][5][6][7][8]

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. ^ 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Events & Programs". www.ybormuseum.org.
  5. ^ Seminara, Dave (2022-03-18). "Hidden Tampa: The Best of an Often-Overlooked Florida City". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  6. ^ "It's Baseball Season All Year at Hillsborough County Museum". www.hillsboroughcounty.org.
  7. ^ "Tampa Baseball Museum gives glimpse into the past". ABC Action News Tampa Bay (WFTS). February 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "As baseball season revs up, hit the road for 135 years of history in Tampa". The Palm Beach Post.