The Pittsburgh Pirates released their 2018 home Spring Training schedule on Monday afternoon. Their home opener will be February 24th against the New York Yankees. The final game is March 26th versus the Philadelphia Phillies. This is their 50th season in Bradenton for Spring Training.
Here are the home games for the Pirates. Only one is a night start, otherwise they are all day games. They are home four days straight at one point, which would be good for anyone planning a trip down there:
2/24: New York Yankees
2/26: Boston Red Sox
3/1: Toronto Blue Jays
3/3: Philadelphia Phillies
3/8: Detroit Tigers
3/10: Atlanta Braves
3/12: Baltimore Orioles
3/14: Rays
3/16: Braves
3/17: Minnesota Twins
3/18: Red Sox
3/19: Twins
3/22: Blue Jays (night game)
3/23: Phillies
3/24: Rays
3/26: Phillies
The Pirates will open Spring Training on February 23rd against the Tampa Bay Rays. Not all of the other teams have released their schedules yet, so the Pirates haven’t announced their road games yet. Here are the road games that are known so far in case you’re planning a trip elsewhere besides the ballpark formerly known as McKechnie Field. These would represent the only road games against the particular teams listed. There should be about ten more road games still to be announced.
2/23: Tampa Bay Rays
2/25: Detroit Tigers
3/2: Baltimore Orioles
3/9: Philadelphia Phillies
3/10: Orioles
3/23: Phillies