Orioles announce 2015 spring training schedule

The Orioles today announced their 2015 Grapefruit League schedule, which opens Tuesday, March 3 with a 1:05 p.m. game in Lakeland against the Detroit Tigers. The Orioles will open their home schedule the next day, with a 1:05 p.m. game against the Tigers on Wednesday, March 4. The 2015 season will mark the sixth consecutive Spring Training for the Orioles in Sarasota, and the fifth in the renovated Ed Smith Stadium. Baltimore will face 10 different opponents during their 16-game home Grapefruit League campaign. The O's will host the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays three times each and the Minnesota Twins and Pittsburgh Pirates twice each. The Orioles will square off with the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals once each at Ed Smith Stadium. The Orioles will play 18 games on the road during the 2015 Grapefruit League schedule. They will make three trips to play the Blue Jays and Twins, two trips to play the Braves, Pirates, Rays, and Tigers, and one trip to play the Cardinals, Phillies, Red Sox, and Yankees. Fans interested in Season Plans, or those wishing to receive additional Spring Training ticket information, may call the Orioles Spring Training office in Sarasota at 941-893-6300. Fans interested in additional information on suite rentals or pre-game party facilities should call 941-893-6348. Additional information on Orioles Spring Training is available at www.orioles.com/spring. Single game tickets for all 16 games at Ed Smith Stadium will go on sale January 24, 2015. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2015 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE (opponents, locations, dates, and game times subject to change) Tuesday, March 3 at Detroit Tigers, Lakeland, 1:05 Wednesday, March 4 vs. Detroit Tigers, Sarasota, 1:05 Thursday, March 5 at Tampa Bay Rays, Port Charlotte, 1:05 Thursday, March 5 vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Sarasota, 7:05 Friday, March 6 at Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin, 1:05 Saturday, March 7 vs. Boston Red Sox (ss), Sarasota, 1:05 Sunday, March 8 at Minnesota Twins, Fort Myers, 1:05 Monday, March 9 vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Sarasota, 1:05 Tuesday, March 10 vs. New York Yankees, Sarasota, 1:05 Wednesday, March 11 vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Sarasota, 1:05 Thursday, March 12 at St. Louis Cardinals, Jupiter, 1:05 Friday, March 13 at Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin, 1:05 Saturday, March 14 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Sarasota, 1:05 Sunday, March 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton, 1:05 Monday, March 16 at Philadelphia Phillies, Clearwater, 1:05 Tuesday, March 17 vs. Minnesota Twins, Sarasota, 1:05 Wednesday, March 18 at Minnesota Twins, Fort Myers, 1:05 Thursday, March 19 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Sarasota, 1:05 Friday, March 20 at Boston Red Sox, Fort Myers, 1:05 Saturday, March 21 at Minnesota Twins (ss), Fort Myers, 1:05 Sunday, March 22 vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Sarasota, 1:05 Monday, March 23 OFF-DAY Tuesday, March 24 at Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton, 1:05 Wednesday, March 25 vs. Toronto Blue Jays, Sarasota, 1:05 Thursday, March 26 at Detroit Tigers, Lakeland, 1:05 Friday, March 27 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Sarasota, 1:05 Saturday, March 28 at New York Yankees, Tampa, 1:05 Sunday, March 29 vs. Minnesota Twins, Sarasota, 1:05 Sunday, March 29 at Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin, 1:05 Monday, March 30 at Tampa Bay Rays, Port Charlotte, 1:05 Tuesday, March 31 vs. Tampa Bay Rays (ss), Sarasota, 1:05 Wednesday, April 1 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Sarasota, 7:05 Thursday, April 2 at Atlanta Braves, Orlando, 6:05 Friday, April 3 vs. Atlanta Braves, Sarasota, 6:05 Saturday, April 4 at Atlanta Braves, Orlando, 3:05