The Orioles have announced their 2026 Grapefruit League schedule, which is slated to begin Friday, February 20, at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla. against the New York Yankees. The club’s 2026 spring schedule features 17 home games, including nine home games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Orioles will host the Washington Nationals at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday, March 22, and travel to Nationals Park on Monday, March 23, to conclude Grapefruit League play.
Pitchers and catchers participating in the 2026 World Baseball Classic are scheduled to report to Spring Training on Monday, February 9, while position players participating in the WBC will report on Thursday, February 12. The remaining pitchers and catchers will report on Wednesday, February 11, and position players on Monday, February 16.
Enhanced and expanded fan access at Ed Smith Stadium will be featured on both home and away game dates, including free admission to open practices on home dates, with entry beginning approximately four hours before the scheduled start time.
The O’s will face 12 different opponents during Grapefruit League play, with 10 of the club’s 31 games coming against American League East divisional rivals: Boston Red Sox (two games; one at home), New York Yankees (four games; two at home), Tampa Bay Rays (two games; one at home), and Toronto Blue Jays (two games; one at home).
On March 3, the Orioles will face Team Netherlands in an exhibition game at Ed Smith Stadium, with the WBC officially beginning on March 5.
The team’s 15-game road schedule features two games at the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Yankees, and one at the Atlanta Braves, Blue Jays, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, Rays, Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Yankees.
Split squad dates will be Saturday, March 7 vs. Minnesota and at Atlanta, and Thursday, March 19 vs. Pittsburgh and at New York-AL.
The third annual Spring Breakout game, featuring top minor league prospects from each organization, will take place in Sarasota when the O’s host Red Sox farmhands on Friday, March 20.
Over the past year, the Orioles have invested more than $23 million in team funds in a state-of-the-art player performance center at the Ed Smith Stadium Complex, representing the club’s on-going commitment to their Spring Training home. The 2026 season will mark Baltimore’s 17th Spring Training season in Sarasota.
For the complete 2026 spring training schedule, visit Orioles.com/Schedule.
— Baltimore Orioles press release
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