The 2011 Major League Baseball season conclusion is less than two weeks old, but for most fans the time has come to start thinking about 2012. MLB's free agency period has begun, which means Winter Meetings are just around the corner, which means the report date for pitchers and catchers is not far behind. Pitchers and catchers report in February, with spring training games beginning a couple weeks later.
The A's will kick off their spring training schedule on Friday, March 2 against the Seattle Mariners in Peoria. At this point they are only scheduled to play two split-squad games with the first on March 5 against the Angels and Cubs and the second on March 17 against the Cubs and Giants. The A's play an abbreviated spring training schedule because they will be traveling to Japan to open their season against the Seattle Mariners in Tokyo.
Spring training tickets will go on sale Monday, December 5 at 10:00am PT and can be purchased as individual tickets or season tickets at the A's Spring Training website. The A's play their spring training home games at Phoenix Municipal Stadium.
Oakland Athletics Spring Training Schedule (all times PACIFIC):
Pitchers and Catchers: TBD
First Workout: TBD
Position Players: TBD
First Full Workout: TBD
3/2: at Mariners, TBD
3/3: vs. Mariners, 12:05
3/4: @ Cubs, TBD
3/5: vs. Angels (SS), 12:05; @ Cubs, TBD
3/6: @ Brewers, TBD
3/7: vs. Dodgers, 12:05
3/8: @ Dodgers, TBD
3/9: @ Rockies, TBD
3/10: vs. Reds, 12:05
3/11: vs. Royals, 12:05
3/12: @ White Sox, TBD
3/13: vs. Brewers, 12:05
3/15: @ Rangers, TBD
3/16: vs. Mariners, 6:05
3/17: vs. Cubs (SS), 12:05, @ Giants, TBD
3/18: @ Diamondbacks, TBD
3/19: vs. Diamondbacks, 12:05
3/20: vs. Cubs, 12:05
3/21: @ Royals, TBD
Opening Day
3/28: vs. Mariners in Japan, TBD