Lee County to replace seating at JetBlue Park

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JetBlue Park will get new seating as part of a $2.6 million contract approved by the Lee County Board of County Commissioners. File photo

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Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers fouls off a pitch from Twins pitcher during a Spring Training game Sunday in Fort Myers. Photo by Nathan Mayberg

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JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, home of the Boston Red Sox Spring Training camp. Photo by Nathan Mayberg

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JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, home of the Boston Red Sox Spring Training camp. Photo by Nathan Mayberg

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JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, home of the Boston Red Sox Spring Training camp. Photo by Nathan Mayberg

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The Lee Board of County Commissioners have approved a $2.6 million contract to replace the stadium seating in JetBlue Park.

The contract will replace 9,081 stadium-style seats at the park, which is the Spring Training home of the Boston Red Sox. The seats are being provided by Irwin Seating Co., which has an existing contract with Region 4/Omnia Partners. The seating capacity at the park will not change.

The project will be paid for through the Stadium Repair and Replacement fund, which is supported by the Tourist Development Tax collected on short-term lodging in Lee County.

The stadium’s existing seats, in place since opening in March 2012, are sun-bleached and are becoming brittle, with some cracking, according to county officials.

The work will not interfere with the 2026 spring training season, officials said.