The complex was the spring training home for Major League Baseball's Houston Astros for 21 seasons.

The ballpark was dedicated on March 15, 1964 prior to its first spring training game which the Colt .45s lost 6-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies before 3,245 fans.

The complex, consisting of 70 acres (28 ha), has the original 5,000 seat Cocoa Stadium and 6 additional baseball fields, four multi-purpose athletic fields, a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) arena that can accommodate three basketball courts and four volleyball courts, a 100-room air-conditioned athletes dormitory, cafeteria and meeting space.

The 40 acres (16 ha) main section of the property was valued at $3.5 million in 1984 according to the county appraiser's records.

In addition to Major League Baseball, the complex has been home to the Joe Brinkman Umpire School, Clint Hurdle's Big League Experience Camp, youth baseball, soccer, basketball and volleyball tournaments and is the home field for the Cocoa Expos professional women's soccer team.