2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Schedule & Spring Training Tickets

Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Schedule 2019

Per Major League Baseball, the earliest date on which pitchers and catchers can work out is Wednesday, February 13.

The earliest date for position players to work out is Monday, February 18. 

2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Schedule and Fan Events

Two fan events have been held in past years: the Pittsburgh Pirates Annual Pep Rally and the annual Pirate Fest.

2019 dates: TBA

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Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Tickets and the schedule of exhibition games are below.

The Pirates are scheduled to begin their Grapefruit League season on February 23, 2019 in Clearwater against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates will then host the Miami Marlins at 1:05 p.m. in the Home Opener at LECOM Park on Sunday, February 24. It will mark the first time since March 17, 1993, that the Marlins will be playing in Bradenton.

A total of 15 home games will be played at LECOM Park, including a March 15 game vs. Tampa Bay at 6:05 p.m. and a St. Patrick’s Day match up against the Boston Red Sox at 1:05. Pittsburgh will close out its home portion of the 2019 spring schedule with a 1:05 p.m. game against the Phillies on March 23.

The Pirates will then play two games in Houston to close out the spring training schedule on March 25 and March 26 before departing for Cincinnati to open the 2019 regular season on Thursday, March 28.

On February 13, 2018 Manatee County honored the milestone 50th anniversary of Pirates Spring Training in Manatee County. A proclamation was issued at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting recognizing the partnership between the Pirates and the local communities.

The Pittsburgh Pirates spring workouts take place at Pirate City and start around 9 a.m. and are free and open to the public.

MLB tickets to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play their spring training games at McKechnie Field have been available for decades.

Before the Pirates made Bradenton their spring training Mecca in 1969, they called many other locations their spring home; Havana, Cuba, and Hollywood, California being among them.

Make your plans to come out and see this year's crop of new prospects along with returning Pittsburgh Pirates as well as veterans.

There's nothing like watching spring training exhibition games while being able to work on your tan. Ah, Florida Spring Training!!

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2019 Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Schedule
& Spring Training Tickets

Date	Vs.	Place	Time	Buy Tix
Feb. 23, 2019	Phillies	Clearwater	1:05 p.m.
Feb. 24, 2019	Marlins	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
Feb. 25, 2019	Red Sox	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
Feb. 26, 2019	Twins	Ft. Myers	1:05 p.m.
Feb. 27, 2019	Blue Jays	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
Feb. 28, 2019	Yankees	Tampa	1:05 p.m.
March 1, 2019	Phillies	Clearwater	1:05 p.m.
March 1, 2019	Blue Jays	Dunedin	1:07 p.m.
March 2, 2019	Yankees	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 3, 2019	Rays	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 5, 2019	Orioles	Sarasota	TBD
March 6, 2019	Red Sox	Ft. Myers	1:05 p.m.
March 7, 2019	Orioles	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 8, 2019	Blue Jays	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 8, 2019	Blue Jays	Dunedin	1:07 p.m.
March 9, 2019	Twins	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 10, 2019	Yankees	Tampa	1:05 p.m.
March 11, 2019	Braves	Kissimmee	1:05 p.m.
March 12, 2019	Twins	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 14, 2019	Phillies	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 15, 2019	Rays	Bradenton	6:05 p.m.
March 16, 2019	Tigers	Lakeland	1:05 p.m.
March 17, 2019	Red Sox	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 18, 2019	Rays	Pt. Charlotte	1:05 p.m.
March 19, 2019	Tigers	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 20, 2019	Twins	Ft. Myers	1:05 p.m.
March 21, 2019	Orioles	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 22, 2019	Rays	Pt. Charlotte	1:05 p.m.
March 23, 2019	Phillies	Bradenton	1:05 p.m.
March 23, 2019	Red Sox	Ft. Myers	1:05 p.m.
March 24, 2019	Orioles	Sarasota	TBD

Directions: To get to Pirate City From South (Sarasota): Travel North on US 301. Cross S.R. 70 and make a right onto 38th Ave. East. Make first left onto 27th St. E. and Pirate City is a mile up the road.

From Interstate 75: Exit I-75 at S.R. 64 West (exit 220 if traveling south, exit 220B if traveling north). Proceed west towards Bradenton and make a left on 27th Street East. Pirate City is approx. a mile on the left.

Pirate City - 1701 27th St E - Bradenton, FL 34208. Parking has been free.

To get to McKechnie Field, now known as LECOM Park, From South (Sarasota): Take Route 41 North to Cortez Road, go straight onto Business 41 and turn right onto 17th Ave. West. Ballpark is located at intersection of 17th Avenue West and 9th Street West.

From Interstate 75: Exit I-75 at S.R. 64 West (exit 220 if traveling south, exit 220B if traveling north). Go west on Route 64 to 9th Street West and turn left to the ballpark.

McKechnie Field/LECOM Park - 1611 9th Street W., Bradenton, Florida. Located 1/2 mile West of Highway 41 on 9th Street West at 17th Ave. West.

Game times are PM and local. All information in the Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Schedule is deemed to be correct, however it was provided by the Pirate's office and is subject to change, without notice, due to error and/or changes according to the Pirates.

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