SPORTS & RECREATION Red Sox to begin Spring Training season at JetBlue Park

The Red Sox recently announced that the 2023 Spring Training exhibition season will begin on Feb 24 at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, where the team will launch the season with a game against the Northeastern University Huskies

The club will play 18 home games and 16 away games, including 32 Grapefruit League games against seven American League teams and four National League teams For the first time since 2017, a World Baseball Classic exhibition game will be played at JetBlue Park on March 8

The Red Sox will play 11 games against divisional opponents, including two against their American League East rival New York Yankees The club will face the Yankees on March 9 at George M Steinbrenner Field in Tampa and will host the Yankees at JetBlue Park on March 12

Other divisional match ups include four games against the Tampa Bay Rays, three games against the Baltimore Orioles, and two against the Toronto Blue Jays The team will also square off against the Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, Miami Marlins, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, and Pittsburgh Pirates

The Red Sox will look to defend their Lee County Commissioners Cup title against their cross-town foes the Minnesota Twins at JetBlue Park on Feb 27, March 22 and 26 A total of five match ups will take place between the Lee County rivals with the Red Sox heading to Hammond Stadium at Lee County Sports Complex on March 3 and 11

The Red Sox will play six games against the Atlanta Braves, the most of any opponent The final two exhibition match ups of the season will be against the Braves, with the Red Sox set to travel to CoolToday Park on March 27, and host the Braves at JetBlue Park the following day, March 28, to close out the Spring Training season.

For more information including game times and tickets, visit https://www mlb com/redsox

JetBlue Park is at 11500 Fenway South Drive, Fort Myers