Tampa Bay Rays announce 2018 home spring training schedule
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays home spring training schedule was released for 2018, the team’s 10th Grapefruit League season at Charlotte Sports Park. The Rays are scheduled to play 14 spring training home games at Charlotte Sports Park, beginning on Friday, February 23 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. All home games at Charlotte Sports Park begin at 1:05 p.m. The spring training schedule will conclude with the Rays hosting the Detroit Tigers in an exhibition game at Tropicana Field on Tuesday, March 27 at 12:35 p.m.
The first workout for pitchers and catchers is scheduled for Wednesday, February 14. The first full-squad workout is scheduled for Monday, February 19.
The day of the spring opener, February 23, will be a split-squad day, with a road game scheduled in Sarasota against the Baltimore Orioles. The full schedule of road games for 2018 spring training will be released at a later date. The spring training schedule remains subject to change and fans are encouraged to check raysbaseball.com/spring for updates.
Season Tickets: The Rays are currently taking deposits for spring training season tickets. Fans are encouraged to place a deposit of $100 per seat now to reserve their priority for access to the best seating locations. Spring training season tickets provide access to the best available seats at the best available prices. Spring training season ticket holders receive additional benefits including the opportunity to purchase parking at 30 percent off, a discount merchandise card for the Charlotte Sports Park team store, a Rays spring training season ticket holder T-shirt and hat and an exclusive event with Rays player(s) and/or coach(es) and staff. Season tickets for the 14 home spring training games scheduled to be played at Charlotte Sports Park will start at just $258. Deposits may be placed online at raysbaseball.com/spring or by calling 888-FAN-RAYS.
Single Game Tickets: Single game tickets will go on sale on Friday, January 12 at 10 a.m. exclusively through raysbaseball.com/spring. Tickets will be available at the Charlotte Sports Park box office beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 13.
| DAY | DATE | OPPONENT | SITE | TIME |
| Fri | February 23 | Pittsburgh | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Mon | February 26 | Toronto | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Tue | February 27 | Baltimore | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Thu | March 1 | Baltimore | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Fri | March 2 | Philadelphia | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Tue | March 6 | Boston | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Wed | March 7 | Baltimore | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Fri | March 9 | Minnesota | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Sun | March 11 | Minnesota | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Thu | March 15 | Minnesota | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Sun | March 18 | Detroit | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Wed | March 21 | Boston | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Fri | March 23 | Toronto | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Sun | March 25 | New York-AL | Charlotte County | 1:05 p.m. |
| Tue | March 27 | Detroit | Tropicana Field | 12:35 p.m. |
