Orioles announce 2026 spring training schedule, report date

The Orioles released their 2026 spring training schedule on Wednesday, announcing a 32-game slate that includes an exhibition game against Team Holland ahead of the World Baseball Classic and a home-and-home series with the Washington Nationals.

MLB will work around the WBC, scheduled for March 5-17, this spring. The Orioles currently have no players committed to play in the tournament, but they plan for every participating pitcher and catcher to report to their spring training complex in Sarasota, Florida, on Feb. 9 and position players on Feb. 12.

Their full contingent of pitchers and catchers will report on Feb. 11, and the rest of the position players will follow on Feb. 16.

Baltimore will open Grapefruit League play at home at Ed Smith Stadium on Feb. 20 against the New York Yankees. An exhibition game against Team Holland is scheduled for March 3, and the third annual spring breakout prospects game is scheduled for March 19 against the Red Sox. The club has not yet announced the match time.

To conclude their preseason, the Orioles will return to the East Coast for a home-and-home game against the Nationals — the first in an annual event between the two regional neighbors. as part of a five-year contract reached last spring. The Orioles will host Washington at Camden Yards on March 22 and play at Nationals Park on March 23.

Baltimore begins the regular season March 26 at home against the Minnesota Twins.

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