4Sarasota.com: Baltimore Orioles Spring Training 2011

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The Orioles will play their first of 16 home spring training games in 2011 at the newly renovated Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota on Tuesday, March 1 against the Tampa Bay Rays. 2011 marks the second consecutive spring training for the Orioles in Sarasota, and the first in the newly renovated ballpark.

By the time Grapefruit League play begins in Sarasota, Ed Smith Stadium will have undergone extensive improvements which dramatically transforms the ballpark aesthetics and radically expands areas and amenities for fans. Enhancements to the fan experience include the addition of a two-story concourse with shaded views of the playing field; a new stucco façade with tile accents; refurbished stadium seats directly from Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore; additional private suites and party facilities; and a state-of-the-art audio/video system and video board. Improvements to the player facilities include new dugouts and bullpens; a new half field with AstroTurf; refurbished batting cages; and a practice field with the same dimensions as Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Baltimore will face nine different opponents at home during the 2011 spring campaign and will host the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers two times each at Ed Smith Stadium. The Minnesota Twins will make three trips to Sarasota and the Tampa Bay Rays, Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays will each make one visit.

The Orioles will play 15 games on the road during the 2011 spring schedule. They will make three trips to play the Twins and Pirates, two trips to face the Tigers and Phillies and one trip to face the Astros, Yankees, Rays, Red Sox and Blue Jays.

The Orioles will play their final 2011 spring training game in Sarasota on Tuesday, March 29 against the Toronto Blue Jays, prior to their regular season opener against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, April 1 in St. Petersburg.

Ticket prices for Orioles 2010 spring training games are TBA. 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.

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2011 Spring Training Schedule  ss=Split Squad - Home Games in Bold 2011 Schedule ss=Split Squad Game Time 1:05PM unless otherwise noted Date Opponent Site Feb 28 Pittsburgh Pirates McKechnie Field Mar 1 Tampa Bay Rays Ed Smith Stadium Mar 2 Philadelphia Phillies Bright House Field Mar 3 Minnesota Twins Ed Smith Stadium Mar 4 Detroit Tigers Joker Marchant Stadium Mar 5 Boston Red Sox Ed Smith Stadium Mar 6 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium Mar 7 New York Yankees Ed Smith Stadium 7:05 Boston Red Sox (ss) City of Palms Park Mar 8 Philadelphia Phillies Bright House Field 7:05p Mar 9 Minnesota Twins Ed Smith Stadium Mar 10 Pittsburgh Pirates McKechnie Field 7:05 Mar 11 Philadelphia Phillies Ed Smith Stadium Mar 12 Houston Astros Osceola County Stadium Mar 13 Detroit Tigers Ed Smith Stadium Mar 14 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Smith Stadium Mar 15 Houston Astros Ed Smith Stadium Mar 16 New York Yankees Steinbrenner Field Mar 17 Pittsburgh Pirates McKechnie Field Mar 18 Minnesota Twins Ed Smith Stadium 7:05p Mar 19 Philadelphia Phillies Ed Smith Stadium Mar 20 Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte Sports Park Mar 21 Off Day   Mar 22 New York Yankees Ed Smith Stadium Mar 23 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium Mar 24 Pittsburgh Pirates Ed Smith Stadium 7:05p Mar 25 Minnesota Twins Hammond Stadium Mar 26 Tampa Bay Rays Charlotte Sports Park Mar 27 Boston Red Sox Ed Smith Stadium Toronto Blue Jays Dunedin Stadium Mar 28 Detroit Tigers Ed Smith Stadium Mar 29 Toronto Blue Jays Ed Smith Stadium

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