Renovations at McKechnie Field, the spring home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, could be completed in time for 2013 spring training if Bradenton and Manatee County approve $8 million in spending. From Ballpark Digest: The redesign of the classic ballpark calls for a reconfiguration of the seating bowl, with two distinctive seating areas replaced by seating […]
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Two Kino Stadium MLB spring games announced
Tucson baseball fans, rejoice: today came the official announcement of two MLB spring-training games scheduled for Kino Stadium on March 18 and March 23. The San Diego Padres will host the Colorado Rockies at 1:05 p.m. on March 18. The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers are playing five days later on Friday, March […]
Spring-training games returning to Tucson this year
MLB teams are still messing with spring-training schedules, but this time the news is good: the Pima County Sports & Tourism Authority will announce two games for Kino Stadium — including a March 23 Dodgers/White Sox game — at a Thursday press conference. No, we don’t know the teams involved, but we’re guessing one of […]
Nats add college game to spring sched
It’s almost February, and we’re still seeing changes to the schedule! New: the Washington Nationals have added a March 2 game against the Georgetown Hoyas at Space Coast Stadium. The game is set for noon. You can view the whole Nationals schedule here, as well as the whole Grapefruit League schedule here. Games against collegiate […]
Astros schedule updated
We finally have game times for the Houston Astros 2012 spring-training schedule — good thing, too, as tickets go on sale Saturday. You can view the schedule here. There was only one change from the tentative schedule we’ve had posted for weeks: a March 30 game against the Atlanta Braves is now set for 6:05 […]
Rays spring tickets on sale Friday
The Tampa Bay Rays finally announced an onsale date for spring-training tickets: this Friday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. The tickets will go on sale exclusively on the Rays website Friday. Tickets can be purchased at a ballpark ticket office or Ticketmaster beginning on Saturday. Rays Insider subscribers will have the opportunity to participate in […]
Cleveland adds Carolina exhibition game
The exhibition schedule for the Cleveland Indians is now a game longer, as the team added an April 3 exhibition game against its newest Carolina League affiliate, the Carolina Mudcats. The Carolina Mudcats are shifting to the High Class A Carolina League this season; previous a team played under that name in the Class AA […]
Marlins add two spring games at new ballpark
Here’s a bonus for anyone planning on attending spring training at the beginning of March: the Miami Marlins have added two exhibition games against college foes as well as a high-school match to help break in Marlins Park. The three exhibition games are slated for March 5-7. The first-ever baseball game to be played at […]
Twins minor-league schedule posted
We’ve posted the 2012 minor-league spring-training schedule for the Minnesota Twins. You can view the schedule here. Minor-league players report March 6, with the first game slated for March 14. Sign up for the Spring Training Online newsletter! More information here. Join Spring Training Online on Facebook! Click here for more information. Follow Spring Training […]
2012 spring-training reporting dates posted
We’ve posted the complete schedule for 2012’s spring-training reporting dates and first workouts. Let the planning begin. You can view the reporting dates here. Sign up for the Spring Training Online newsletter! More information here. Join Spring Training Online on Facebook! Click here for more information. Follow Spring Training Online with Twitter updates! Just click […]