Data gathered from Major League Baseball shows spring training attendance has decreased across the last decade, with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins seeing dips in Lee County. The events of COVID-19, Hurricane Ian and an MLB lockout have thrown a curveball at the spring training experience over the last five years, impacting Lee County in the process. Jeff Mielke, the county’s executive director of sports development, said that despite the recent obstacles, the Red Sox and Twins are still receiving first-place support. The latest economic study of 2018 reveals nearly $69 million in revenue generated by spring training in the county, WINK News reports.