Editing Bradenton, Florida (section)

== Sports ==
Bradenton is the spring training home of [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] who play their home games at downtown's [[LECOM Park]]. During the regular baseball season, the stadium is home to the minor league [[Bradenton Marauders]] who play in the Florida State League in [[Class A-Advanced]].

The city is home to the [[State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota|State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota Manatees]] sports teams.

Manatee County high schools produce several teams including [[Manatee High School]] whose football team was nationally ranked in the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s and regained their national status in 2009. Manatee High School has won five football state championships. Bradenton is also home to the [[IMG Academy]], the home of the U.S U-17 residential soccer program.

The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton was home of the [[2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship]].

Bradenton and [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]] together held the [[2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Press Conference: "The XXX WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup will be blessed by Florida hospitality" |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2021-u18-baseball-world-cup/news/-the-xxx-wbsc-u-18-baseball-world-cup-will-be-blessed-by-florida-hospitality- |website=WBSC |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref>