The Baltimore Orioles will begin their exhibition schedule on Friday, February 23. Here’s some information that may be valuable as the Spring Training season gets underway.
The Baltimore Orioles kick off their ninth Spring Training season at Ed Smith Stadium this Friday, and the weather looks to be in the mid-80’s. A pleasant feeling for fans who are wanting to take in the first of many Orioles baseball games this year.
Ed Smith Stadium, former home of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox, has seen more than 885,000 Orioles fans over the past eight seasons.
When are O’s home?
This season, the team will play 16 home games, with six of them being split-squad.
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Of the 16 home games, eight of them will be televised, and you can catch three non-televised games on 105.7 The Fan.
Also, the team is offering an array of promotions this exhibition season. For more information, let’s take a more in-depth look.
Broadcast Schedule
Beginning on Friday, you’ll be able to either watch or listen to 14 of the Orioles Spring games. Below is the schedule of games you’ll be able to watch on MASN, or listen to via 105.7 The Fan:
- February 23 vs. Rays (SS)
- February 24 vs. Twins – Only on 105.7 The Fan
- February 28 vs. Cardinals
- March 4 vs. Red Sox – Only on MASN
- March 10 vs. Pirates (SS)
- March 11 (SS) vs. Phillies
- March 14 vs. Yankees
- March 17 vs. Blue Jays (SS) – Only on 105.7 The Fan
- March 18 vs. Mets – Only on 105.7 The Fan
- March 20 vs. Rays
- March 21 @ Yankees – Only on 105.7 The Fan
- March 22 vs. Red Sox
- March 24 vs. Twins – Only on 105.7 The Fan
- March 25 @ Phillies – Only on 105.7 The Fan
In addition, the following games will be covered on MLB.com Radio:
- February 27 @ Rays
- March 1 @ Rays
- March 6 @ Twins
- March 7 @ Rays
- March 13 @ Twins
As you can see, we’ll become very familiar with the rosters of the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins.
Promotional Schedule
Starting on Opening Day with a schedule magnet, the Orioles will offer various promotions throughout the spring during home games. Here is the list of promotions:
- February 23 – Opening Day Spring Training Schedule Magnet
- February 24 – Orioles Greyscale Cap
- February 26 – Seniors run the bases (postgame)
- February 28 – Seniors run the bases (postgame)
- March 4 – Kids run the bases (postgame)
- March 8 – Seniors run the bases (postgame)
- March 10 – Manny Machado Starting Lineup Figure
- March 11 – Youth Baseball Day (pregame)
- March 18 – Kids run the bases (postgame)
- March 24 – Fireworks night (postgame)
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If you live in the Sarasota, Florida area, or plan on attending games this spring, tickets range from $27 for lower box seats to $30 for the reserved grandstand.