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Baseball season is finally here. While most of the country is dealing with freezing temperatures and piles of snow, the boys of summer are headed to the warmth.
Though the teams have slowly been gathering in their respective bits of sunlight, when does spring training actually start?
Here’s the breakdown by dates:
Wednesday, February 18
Pitchers and catchers report for Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Thursday, February 19
Pitchers and catchers report for Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals.
Pitchers and catchers first workout for Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants.
Friday, February 20
Pitchers and catchers report for Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Seattle Marlins and Texas Rangers.
Pitchers and catchers first workout for Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres.
Saturday, February 21
Pitchers and catchers report for Tampa Bay Rays.
Pitchers and catchers first workout for Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals.
Sunday, February 22
Pitchers and catchers report for Minnesota Twins.
Pitchers and catchers first workout for Milwaukee Brewers.
Full squad reports for Cleveland Indians.
Monday, February 23
Pitchers and catchers first workout for Minnesota Twins, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.
Full squad reports for Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Tuesday, February 24
Full squad reports for Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, New York Mets Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals.
First full-squad workout for Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants.
Wednesday, February 25
Full squad reports for Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees and Texas Rangers.
First full-squad workout for Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners.
Thursday, February 26
First full-squad workout for Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals.
Friday, February 27
Full squad reports for Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays.
First full-squad workout for Colorado Rockies and Toronto Blue Jays.
Saturday, February 28
First full-squad workout for Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays.
Sunday, March 1
First game for Philadelphia Phillies.
Monday, March 2
First game for Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins.
Tuesday, March 3
First game for Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays.
Wednesday, March 4
First game for Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
Thursday, March 5
First game for Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays and Washington Nationals.
For a full list of who each team is playing during spring training, go here.
