Baltimore Orioles Spring Training 2026

2026 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training Reporting Dates

Pitchers and catchers participating in the 2026 World Baseball Classic are scheduled to report to Spring Training on Monday, February 9, 2026.

Position players participating in the WBC will report on Thursday, February 12. 2026.

The remaining pitchers and catchers will report on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 and position players on Monday, February 16, 2026.

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Baltimore Orioles Spring Training Schedule: 17-game home schedule to feature nine weekend games with expanded fan access for home and road dates.

The Orioles' 2026 Grapefruit League schedule will begin Friday, February 20, 2026at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla. against the New York Yankees. The club’s 2026 spring schedule features 17 home games, including nine home games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The Orioles will host the Washington Nationals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday, March 22, 2026 and travel to Nationals Park on Monday, March 23, 2026 to conclude Grapefruit League play.

Enhanced and expanded fan access at Ed Smith Stadium will be featured on both home and away game dates, including free admission to open practices on home dates, with entry beginning approximately four hours before the scheduled start time.

The O’s will face 12 different opponents during Grapefruit League play, with 10 of the club’s 31 games coming against American League East divisional rivals: Boston Red Sox (two games; one at home), New York Yankees (four games; two at home), Tampa Bay Rays (two games; one at home), and Toronto Blue Jays (two games; one at home).

On March 3, the Orioles will face Team Netherlands in an exhibition game at Ed Smith Stadium, with the WBC officially beginning on March 5.

The team’s 15-game road schedule features two games at the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Yankees, and one at the Atlanta Braves, Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, Rays, Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Yankees.

Split squad dates will be Saturday, March 7 vs. Minnesota and at Atlanta, and Thursday, March 19 vs. Pittsburgh and at New York-AL.

The third annual Spring Breakout game, featuring top minor league prospects from each organization, will take place in Sarasota when the O’s host Red Sox farmhands on Friday, March 20.

To be among the first notified for 2026 Spring Training ticket offers, fans should subscribe to the free Orioles Insider digital newsletter at Orioles.com/Newsletter. For the complete 2026 spring training schedule, visit Orioles.com/Schedule.

Over the past year, the Orioles have invested more than $23 million in team funds in a state-of-the-art player performance center at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex, representing the club’s on-going commitment to their Spring Training home. The 2026 season will mark Baltimore’s 17th Spring Training season in Sarasota.

In the 16 years since the Orioles moved Major League Spring Training operations to Sarasota, more than 1.5 million fans have enjoyed Orioles baseball at Ed Smith Stadium. In addition, the Orioles host a myriad of special events throughout the year – including youth sports tournaments, arts and entertainment programs, and charitable activations – helping to generate more than $762.9 million in economic impact in the state of Florida since 2015. Beyond economic impact, the Orioles have provided more than $4.4 million to local Sarasota organizations through cash donations and in-kind contributions. Over the past 15 years, the team has made it a priority to help combat food insecurity, empower the youth of the community, provide arts and educational resources for local children, and help when the community needs them the most. The Orioles partner with All Faiths Food Bank to host food collections throughout the year, and Ed Smith Stadium is used for their annual “ThankFULL” Turkey Distribution, providing local families in need with necessary food prior to the holidays. Last Spring Training, the Orioles continued to partner with numerous local non-profits, including All Faiths Food Bank, Mothers Helping Mothers, and SunCoast Blood Centers, encouraging fans to assist them in giving back to their Spring Training home.

And as the years grow it seems to be a welcome move for all concerned: Sarasota, the team and fans from both Sarasota and the north east who make their annual pilgrimage to the sun coast for the O's spring training season each year.

And as history shows, Sarasota and spring training go together like "hand in glove!"

Fans are invited to watch Orioles Spring Training workouts on the backfields on non-game days at Ed Smith Stadium for free.

This Spring Training season, fans can enjoy an expanded viewing area during workouts, offering a closer look at the action.

Workouts will take place from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day. Complimentary parking is provided in the East Lot.

The team store and box office will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Orioles Find New Spring Training Home
in Sarasota in 2010

Short History: The O's had been on a year-to-year retainer with Ft. Lauderdale since 2004 and talks between the Orioles and Sarasota officials were on & off several times over the course of 2008-09.

But the two concerns finally came together after it looked like all hope had dissolved in the negotiations...or as an avid fan would put it: "it's two outs, bases loaded, tied score, full count in the bottom of the 9th." Both sides came out winners.

Some longtime Orioles fans may remember, however, that this is not the first time the O’s have held their spring training rites in Sarasota.

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Baltimore Orioles Spring Training in Sarasota Florida

The O's spring training entourage called Ed Smith Stadium home for a whopping big 3 games in 1991 when they shared the stadium with the White Sox.

They also shared McKechnie Field with the Pirates that spring training season and earlier, in 1989, the O’s began training at what is now Twin Oaks Park, east of I-75 off Clark road, back when it was the Kansas City Royals Academy.

Baseball Spring Training: Years of Travel for the Orioles...

For some reason it seemed like the O’s could not find a permanent home and were the vagabonds of the Grapefruit League.

The Baltimore Spring Training Camp has bounced around the state of Florida: in ’89 at Miami’s Biscayne College, in ’91 they took up spring residence at Sarasota’s Twin Lakes Park again while hoping for a permanent home in Naples, which fell through.

The O’s spent spring training’s last week and a half in 1991 at Pompano Beach before moving to Port Charlotte, Florida.

Spring training camp locations for the O’s also included: Al Lang Stadium in St. Pete and of course since 1996, Ft. Lauderdale.

Baseball Spring Training History is Made Again in Sarasota

The O’s and Sarasota have “flirted” with each other through the years. And now, the O’s have found a permanent home, at last, in Sarasota.

Not such a bad deal. The O’s get a new, permanent home with upgrades and Sarasota gets to remain a traditional home to baseball spring training, as it has been since the early 20th Century.

Sarasota welcomes the 2013 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training Camp to town.

Go O's!

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Dates and times are deemed to be correct, however they were provided by the Orioles and are subject to change without notice.

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