Winter is still nearly a month away, but it's never too early to start thinking about the spring. The Red Sox already have their plans in place, as their 2010 spring training schedule was announced on Tuesday.
The Red Sox will open the spring schedule against two collegiate opponents in the Northeastern Huskies and the Boston College Eagles. Those games will take place on Wednesday, March 3, with the Northeastern game beginning at 1:05 p.m. and the BC game starting at 6:05 p.m.
The next day, the friendly Mayor's Cup rivalry with the Twins will begin at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla., at 7:05 p.m.
The annual St. Patrick's Day game will be against the Mets at City of Palms Park, while the Red Sox will not face the Yankees at all in the spring.
The Red Sox will close out their Grapefruit League schedule on Friday, April 2, at home against the Washington Nationals before traveling to Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., for an exhibition game on Saturday, April 3. The start time for Saturday’s game will be announced at a later date.
Tickets for 2010 will remain at the 2009 prices, and tickets for the Northeastern and BC games will be half price. The Red Sox have sold out every Grapefruit League game at City of Palms Park since March 16, 2003, including 15 games in 2009. Their Grapefruit League sellout streak is at 88 home games heading into 2010.
The full schedule is listed below.
March 3 — Northeastern, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 3 — Boston College, City of Palms Park, 6:05 p.m.
March 4 — Minnesota Twins, City of Palms Park, 7:05 p.m.
March 5 — Minnesota Twins, Hammond Stadium, 1:10 p.m.
March 6 — Minnesota Twins, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 6 — Tampa Bay Rays, Port Charlotte, 1:05 p.m.
March 7 — Baltimore Orioles, Sarasota, 1:05 p.m.
March 8 — St. Louis Cardinals, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 9 — Florida Marlins, Jupiter, 1:05 p.m.
March 10 — Tampa Bay Rays, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 11 — New York Mets, Port St. Lucie, 1:05 p.m.
March 12 — St. Louis Cardinals, Jupiter, 1:05 p.m.
March 13 — Pittsburgh Pirates, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 14 — Minnesota Twins, Hammond Stadium, 1:10 p.m.
March 15 — Baltimore Orioles, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 16 — Tampa Bay Rays, Port Charlotte, 7:05 p.m.
March 17 — New York Mets, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 19 — Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton, 1:05 p.m.
March 20 — Baltimore Orioles, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 21 — Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin, 1:05 p.m.
March 22 — Tampa Bay Rays, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 23 — Minnesota Twins, Hammond Stadium, 7:10 p.m.
March 24 — Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton, 1:05 p.m.
March 25 — Florida Marlins, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 26 — Toronto Blue Jays, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 27 — Baltimore Orioles, Sarasota, 1:05 p.m.
March 28 — Minnesota Twins, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
March 29 — Tampa Bay Rays, City of Palms Park, 7:05 p.m.
March 30 — Tampa Bay Rays, Port Charlotte, 1:05 p.m.
March 31 — Baltimore Orioles, Sarasota, 1:05 p.m.
April 1 — Minnesota Twins, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
April 2 — Washington Nationals, City of Palms Park, 1:05 p.m.
April 3 — Washington Nationals, Nationals Park, time TBA
