MLB Network released their full schedule of Spring Training broadcasts on Wednesday morning. The Pittsburgh Pirates will be shown 14 times total between February 27th and March 24th.
This schedule only adds two new games for those of you who can view contests on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh. That full schedule can be viewed here. They are showing 14 games as well, though two (Feb 23 and Feb 25) are not part of the MLB Network schedule, so there will be 16 games total on TV this spring.
This is obviously much more interesting to those of you (including me) outside of the Pittsburgh area. Only two of these games will be new and I’ve indicated those below by highlighting the entire listing. Because MLB Network broadcasts around 200 Spring Training games in one month, most are not shown live, so you might need to use your DVR skills, or a few blank VCR tapes if you still live in the 20th century.
Here’s the full list from MLB Network (which is subject to change, though it rarely does):
Feb 27: vs Red Sox 6:00 AM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM on Feb 26)
Feb 29: vs Orioles 6:00 AM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM on Feb 28)
Mar 1: vs Blue Jays 4:00 PM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM)
Mar 5: vs Braves 6:00 AM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM on Mar 4)
Mar 7: vs Yankees 8:00 PM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM)
Mar 10: vs Blue Jays 6:00 AM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM on Mar 9)
Mar 10: @ Tigers 1:00 PM LIVE
Mar 12: vs Blue Jays 1:00 PM LIVE
Mar 14: vs Twins 3:00 AM (tape delayed from 6:00 PM on Mar 13)
Mar 16: vs Tigers 1:00 PM LIVE
Mar 18: vs Phillies 6:00 AM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM on Mar 17)
Mar 20: vs Orioles 6:00 AM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM on Mar 19)
Mar 22: vs Rays 11:00 PM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM)
Mar 23: vs Tigers 4:00 PM (tape delayed from 1:00 PM)
Mar 24: @ Tigers 12:30 PM LIVE
UPDATE: MLB Network added the March 17th game vs the Phillies, so now they are showing 15 games total.
