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Baltimore Orioles Spring Training 2012

The Orioles will play their 15 home spring training games in 2012 at the newly renovated Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. 2012 marks the third consecutive spring training for the Orioles in Sarasota. The Orioles will play 30 games in all during Grapefruit League play.

Baltimore will face 10 different opponents at home during the 2012 Grapefruit League campaign, including the Boston Red Sox three times and the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays two times each. The Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals will each make one visit to Ed Smith Stadium.

Ticket prices for Orioles 2012 spring training games $8 for SRO to $30 for the Third Base Lounge. Info line: 941-954-4101

Nearby are the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox spring training camps. Be sure to check their schedules for more exciting baseball action.
 

2012 Spring Training Schedule
ss=Split Squad - Home Games in Bold

2012 Schedule ss=Split Squad
Game Time 1:05PM unless otherwise noted
Date Opponent Site
Mar 5 Tampa Bay Rays (ss) JetBlue Park
Pittsburgh Pirates (ss) Charlotte Sports Park 7:05
Mar 6 Boston Red Sox JetBlue Park
Mar 7 Minnesota Twins Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 8 Atlanta Braves Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 9 Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte Sports Park
Mar 10 Philadelphia Phillies Bright House Field
Mar 11 Boston Red Sox Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 12 Toronto Blue Jays Dunedin
Mar 13 Tampa Bay Rays Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 14 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 15 Detroit Tigers Joker Marchant Stadium
Mar 16 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium
Mar 17 Boston Red Sox (ss) Ed Smith Stadium
Boston Red Sox (ss) JetBlue Park
Mar 18 New York Yankees Ed Smith Stadium 7:05
Atlanta Braves Champion Stadium
Mar 19 Off Day  
Mar 20 Philadelphia Phillies Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 21 Toronto Blue Jays Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 22 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium
Mar 23 Boston Red Sox Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 24 Washington Nationals Ed Smith Stadium 7:05
Mar 25 Philadelphia Phillies Bright House Field
Mar 26 Pittsburgh Pirates (ss) McKechnie Field
Tampa Bay Rays (ss) Charlotte Sports Park
Mar 27 Minnesota Twins Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 28 Toronto Blue Jays Dunedin
Mar 29 New York Yankees Steinbrenner Field 7:05
Mar 30 Detroit Tigers Ed Smith Stadium
Mar 31 Pittsburgh Pirates McKechnie Field
Apr 1 Tampa Bay Rays Ed Smith Stadium
Apr 2 Florida Southern Ed Smith Stadium 7:05
Apr 3
Apr 4    
(Miles=Distance from stadium)
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STADIUM INFO
Ed Smith Stadium
2700 12th Street at the corner of Tuttle Ave.
Plenty of paid parking at the ballpark.

Day games at Ed Smith start at 1:05 PM and night games at 7:05 PM
Practices start at 9 a.m. at Ed Smith Stadium and Sarasota Sports Complex, before exhibitions begin.

Ticket Info
2012 Prices: (Prime games are Phillies, Red Sox and Yankees)
Premium Infield Box:$28 ($30 for
Prime Games)
Infield Box:$24 ($26 for
Prime Games)
Lower Box: $22 ($24 for
Prime Games)
Reserved Grandstand:$18 ($20 for
Prime Games)
Left Field Pavilion: $16 ($18 for
Prime Games)
Standing Room Only: $8  ($10 for
Prime Games)
General admission kids 14 and under $5 ($7 for prime games)
Individual game tickets can be purchased in person at the Orioles Box Office at Ed Smith Stadium located at 12th Street and Tuttle Avenue in Sarasota. Call the Orioles Spring Training line at (941) 893-6300 to receive an order form. Order forms may also be mailed to the stadium with a check, money order or credit card guarantee. Order forms are not available online.

Parking at the stadium is $9. You may purchase a parking pass to all 16 home games by calling (941) 893-6300.
No umbrellas, hard-sided coolers, thermoses, glass bottles, cans or alcoholic beverages are permitted into the ballpark. You must leave these items in your vehicle before entering the ballpark.

Non-alcoholic beverages in plastic bottles are permitted into the park. All items will be checked at the gates and any beverage which has been opened or partially consumed prior to entry is subject to confiscation if it is thought to contain alcohol. In addition, no plastic or paper cups of beverages are permitted into the park at the entry gates.

Florida Spring Training Teams
Click on a team name for information and a schedule of spring training games.

Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Miami Marlins
Houston Astros
Minnesota Twins
New York Mets
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Tampa Bay Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
Washington Nationals

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