Baseball is back … Spring Training begins
It has been 118 days since Mariano Rivera induced Shane Victorino into a 4-3 groundout and gave the Yankees their 27th World Series title, and we are happy to say that Major League Baseball is officially back.
The Braves met the Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Tuesday and that’s where the long road toward another World Series began in 2010. Here in Central Florida the first Spring Training games begin for the Houston Astros today.
At 1.05pm the Astros meet Washington Nationals at Osceola County Stadium, 631 Heritage Park Way, Kissimmee, FL 34744. Other home games are as follows (all games begin at 1.05pm):
March 6 – Atlanta Braves
March 8 – Toronto Blue Jays
March 10 – Florida Marlins
March 13 – Washington Nationals
March 14 – Atlanta Braves
March 16 – Boston Red Sox
March 17 – Washington Nationals
March 19 – Toronto Blue Jays
March 20 – New York Yankees
March 21 – New York Mets
March 22 – St. Louis Cardinals
March 26 – Pittsburgh Pirates
March 27 – Tampa Bay Rays
March 30 – Philadelphia Phillies
April 1 – Detroit Tigers
Ticket prices range from $15 to $25 and on March 6th, 14th and 17th there are special promotions that can see you win a Black Astros Cap, $1 hotdogs and a St. Patrick’s Day Cap.
Also in town are the Atlanta Braves who are playing at Disney’s Wide World of Sports. Their schedule is as follows (1.05pm start unless noted):
March 3 – New York Mets
March 4 – Pittsburgh Pirates
March 5 – Washington Nationals
March 7 – Houston Astros
March 9 – Philadelphia Phillies
March 10 – New York Mets
March 12 – Pittsburgh Pirates
March 13 – Toronto Blue Jays
March 16 – Florida Marlins
March 19 – Detroit Tigers
March 21 – St Louis Cardinals
March 24 – Philadelphia Phillies
March 26 – Detroit Tigers
March 27 – Washington Nationals
March 30 – New York Yankees
March 31 – Houston Astros
In all, some 15 teams call Florida home for Spring training; Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles (Sarasota), Boston Red Sox (Fort Myers), Detroit Tigers (Lakeland), Florida Marlins (Jupiter), Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins (Fort Myers), New York Mets (Port St. Lucie), New York Yankees (Tampa), Philadelphia Pirates (Clearwater), Pittsburgh Pirates (Bradenton), St. Louis Cardinals (Jupiter), Tampa Bay Rays (Port Charlotte), Toronto Blue Jays (Dunedin) and Washington Nationals (Melbourne).
The games are back.
Enjoy.
