ESPN's MLB Spring Training Slate Begins March 17 with World Series Rematch
Multiple Spring Training Appearances by World Series Champion Red Sox, NL Champion St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers & Washington Nationals
Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour Visits Camps in Florida & Arizona Beginning February 17
ESPN will swing into spring with a full slate of MLB Spring Training telecasts, beginning Monday, Mar. 17, with a World Series rematch between the defending World Series Champion Boston Red Sox and the reigning National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The seven-game schedule includes multiple appearances by the Red Sox, Cardinals, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals.
Sunday Night Baseball's Dan Shulman, John Kruk and Buster Olney will call two Spring Training games between the Red Sox and Yankees on Tuesday, Mar. 18, and Thursday, Mar. 20, at 1 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. respectively. Karl Ravech, Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, Doug Glanville, Tim Kurkjian, Steve Levy and Adnan Virk will also contribute to ESPN spring training game coverage along with returning Baseball Tonight analyst Eduardo Perez.
Spring Training game schedule:
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Networks
Mon, March 17 1 p.m. St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox
Karl Ravech, Barry Larkin, Tim Kurkjian ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes +
Tue, March 18 1 p.m. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Dan Shulman, John Kruk, Buster Olney ESPN, WatchESPNThu, March 20 7 p.m. New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
Dan Shulman, John Kruk, Buster Olney ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes +
Mon, March 24 1 p.m. Detroit Tigers at Pittsburgh Pirates
Adnan Virk, Doug Glanville, Tim Kurkjian ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes +
Tue, March 25 1 p.m. Atlanta Braves at Detroit Tigers
Adnan Virk, Doug Glanville, Tim Kurkjian ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes +
Wed, March 26 1 p.m. Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals
Steve Levy, Eduardo Perez, Doug Glanville ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes +
Thu, March 27 12 p.m. Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Steve Levy, Eduardo Perez, Doug Glanville ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes +
ESPN Spring Training games are available on computers, smartphones, tablets, Apple TV, Xbox and Roku players via WatchESPN. Six of the telecasts are also available in Spanish on ESPN Deportes+. Additionally, ESPN International will air Spring Training games in Latin America, Brazil, the Caribbean and Pacific Rim.
Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour
The Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour will begin its journey through sites in Arizona and Florida on Monday, Feb. 17, when Ravech and Olney visit Red Sox camp in Fort Myers, Fla. Baseball Tonight segments will run within SportsCenter beginning at 9 a.m. each day. Each visit will include player and manager interviews, in-depth team analysis and discussion of off-season storylines.
The Grapefruit League schedule will include the Tigers, Cardinals, Nationals and Yankees, while the Cactus League schedule - which begins on Monday, Feb. 24 - will include visits to the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners.
ESPN.com will also have comprehensive coverage from Buster Olney, Jayson Stark, Jerry Crasnick, Keith Law, Jim Caple and David Schoenfield on site in Florida and Arizona. ESPN.com will feature a countdown clock to Opening Day, videos from the Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour and a blog with daily posts.
Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour schedule:
Date Location Team/Commentators
Mon, Feb. 17 Fort Myers, Fla. Boston Red Sox
Karl Ravech, Buster Olney
Tue, Feb. 18 Lakeland, Fla. Detroit Tigers
Karl Ravech, Buster Olney
Wed, Feb. 19 Jupiter, Fla. St. Louis Cardinals
Karl Ravech, Buster Olney
Thu, Feb. 20 Viera, Fla. Washington Nationals
Karl Ravech, Buster Olney
Fri, Feb. 21 Tampa, Fla. New York Yankees
Karl Ravech, Buster Olney
Mon, Feb. 24 Glendale, Ariz. Los Angeles Dodgers
Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Tim Kurkjian
Tue, Feb. 25 Scottsdale, Ariz. San Francisco Giants
Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Tim Kurkjian
Wed, Feb. 26 Surprise, Ariz. Texas Rangers
Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Tim Kurkjian
Thu, Feb. 27 Tempe, Ariz. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Tim Kurkjian
Fri, Feb. 28 Goodyear, Ariz. Cincinnati Reds
Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Tim Kurkjian
Sat, March 1 Peoria, Ariz. Seattle Mariners
Tim Kurkjian
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