Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves launch into an 18-game “Grapefruit League” home schedule at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex that includes a collection of top clubs, with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals visiting Champion Stadium. Spring training 2011 also marks the debut of Fredi Gonzalez as Braves Manager following the retirement of Bobby Cox. The Florida Marlins, Gonzalez’s former team, comes to Disney on March 23. Here’s the complete schedule:
- Feb. 27 — New York Mets (1:05 p.m.)
- Feb. 28 — Houston Astros (1:05 p.m.)
- March 3 — Detroit Tigers (1:05 p.m.)
- March 4 — Toronto Blue Jays (1:05 p.m.)
- March 5 — New York Mets (1:05 p.m.)
- March 8 — New York Yankees (1:05 p.m.)
- March 9 — St. Louis Cardinals (1:05 p.m.)
- March 10 — St. Louis Cardinals (1:05 p.m.)
- March 12 — New York Mets (1:05 p.m.)
- March 13 — Houston Astros (1:05 p.m.)
- March 16 — Boston Red Sox (1:05 p.m.)
- March 17 — Washington Nationals (6:05 p.m.)
- March 19 — New York Mets (1:05 p.m.)
- March 20 — Houston Astros (1:05 p.m.)
- March 23 — Florida Marlins (1:05 p.m.)
- March 25 — Detroit Tigers (6:05 p.m.)
- March 27 — Philadelphia Phillies (1:05 p.m.)
- March 28 — Washington Nationals (6:05 p.m.)
Individual game tickets for the Braves’ home spring training season are available through Ticketmaster (800/745-3000 and ticketmaster.com) and at the sports complex box office. Information on the Braves’ spring training season, group tickets and mini-packs is available by calling 407/939-GAME (4263) and online at espnwwos.com/atlantabraves.