Babe Ruth was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Red Sox on December 26, 1919. He played with the Yankees until 1934. The New York Yankees held their spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, specifically at a field originally known as Crescent Lake Field. From 1930 utnil 1934, Babe would stop by the El Sol cigar shop on 7th street in Ybor city where he and Guy would sit and smoke some of the original El Sol cigars that were produced on site.
