Fans hang out under palm trees at the Left Field Pavillion. The Baltimore Orioles hosted the Tampa Bay Rays in a Grapefruit League spring training game at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026.
Though there’s a threat of a lockout that will delay spring training, Major League Baseball released its spring schedule on Friday.
The Orioles first Grapefruit League game is scheduled for February 19th when they host the Atlanta Braves at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. It’s the first of 15 games in Sarasota.
They’ll play split-squad games on February 21st and March 7th. They’ll play nine opponents, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Boston, Tampa Bay, Detroit, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Toronto and the New York Yankees.
The Yankees game on March 19th is the final one in Sarasota. Their final game in Florida is March 20th against the Pirates in Bradenton.
They’ll play road games against the same nine opponents.
They are two off days, March 3rd and 11th.
For the second straight season, the Orioles are scheduled to play home-and-home games with the Washington Nationals. They’ll host the Nationals at Oriole Park on March 21st and play at Nationals Park March 22nd before returning to Florida to open the regular season against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on March 25th.
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