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Spring Training Games to Begin Thursday, March 17

With the lockout over, Major League Baseball has announced the revised schedule for 2022 Spring Training presented by Camping World, which will officially begin on Thursday, March 17.

The complete 2022 Spring Training schedule, subject to change, is available at MLB.com/springschedule.

The NY Yankees will play their first spring game Friday, March 18 against the Pittsburgh Pirates while the NY Mets begin play Saturday, March 19 against the Washington Nationals.

Under the revised schedule, Cactus League Clubs in Arizona will play a minimum of 17 or 18 games (varying by Club) across the official 21-day window (March 17th-April 6th), while Grapefruit League Clubs in Florida will play a regionalized schedule. Clubs on the West Coast of Florida will play a minimum of 18 games across the 21 days, and Clubs on the East Coast of Florida will play a minimum of 15 or 16 games.

The baseball regular season will start on April 7 and the league plans to play a full 162-game schedule.