On Monday, pitchers and catchers will report to Spring Training. Not long after that, major league camp will start. Shortly after major league camp starts, minor league camp will begin. The schedule and important dates for major league camp are well known, but the minor league camp schedule and dates are harder to find. For those of you who will be going over to Pirate City in your trips to Spring Training, the schedule below will tell you what to expect when you’re there.
Important Dates
February 22nd – Staff Reports
February 24th – Early Camp Players Report
March 3rd – All Players Report
March 4th – First Workout
March 29th – Altoona breaks camp
April 1st – Indianapolis, Bradenton, and West Virginia break camp
Minor League Schedule
All games start at 1:00 PM. Home games are played at Pirate City. Camp days typically feature practices, and an inter-squad game around 10:00 AM. Short season players usually play an inter-squad game on a daily basis.
March 10th – CAMP DAY
March 11th – CAMP DAY
March 12th – CAMP DAY
March 13th – 3A/2A vs PHI, 1A @ PHI
March 14th – 3A/2A @ TOR, 1A vs TOR
March 15th – 3A/2A vs NYY, 1A @ NYY
March 16th – 3A/2A vs TOR, 1A @ TOR
March 17th – 3A/2A @ NYY, 1A vs NYY
March 18th – 3A/2A @ PHI, 1A vs PHI
March 19th – 3A/2A vs PHI, 1A @ PHI
March 20th – CAMP DAY
March 21st – 3A/2A vs TOR, 1A @ TOR
March 22nd – 3A/2A vs NYY, 1A @ NYY
March 23rd – 3A/2A @ NYY, 1A vs NYY
March 24th – 3A/2A vs TOR, 1A @ TOR
March 25th – 3A/2A @ TOR, 1A vs TOR
March 26th – CAMP DAY
March 27th – 3A/2A @ PHI, 1A vs PHI
March 28th – 3A/2A vs PHI, 1A @ PHI
March 29th – 3A/2A @ NYY, 1A vs NYY
March 30th – CAMP DAY
March 31st – CAMP DAY