The Major League Preseason is more widely known as ‘Spring Training’. This particular series occurs between February and March. The preseason is a time for teams to refine their skills by giving the existing players some practice time. This is also the time when new talent is assessed and enables them to make it to the team’s roster. During this time, teams engage in a series of exhibition games, workouts, drills, and practice sessions.
Spring Training usually takes place in warm weather locations in Arizona and Florida. The teams are assigned to either train in Florida or Arizona. The teams in Florida compete against each other. The same happens to the teams in Arizona. The competition between the teams assigned to Florida is known as the Grapefruit League and the competition between the teams assigned to Arizona is known as the Cactus League. Players both seasoned and prospects compete in these leagues in order to get a chance on the opening day roster.
The concept of Preseason began in 1869 with the New York Mutuals. The team decided to conduct spring training away from their home location. They became the first team to ever do so. In the 1870s, influenced by the New York Mutuals, several baseball clubs started the trend of training in warmer climates during spring. While New Orleans was a favored location in the 19th century, teams started conducting spring trainings in Washington, D.C., Savannah, Georgia, Cape May, New Jersey, and other places. In 1888, the Washington Nationals became pioneers by holding the first spring training in Florida. Despite this, the practice faced resistance, with critics like Cap Anson contending that players might experience muscle soreness and colds upon returning to colder home climates.
The Philadelphia Phillies pioneered spring training in Florida in 1889. This also led to the formalization occurring in 1913 as the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians trained in Tampa and Pensacola. This marked the beginning of the Grapefruit League as two more teams moved to Florida. Despite a brief interruption during World War II, Florida hosted the majority of spring training teams until 2009. Since 2010, major league teams have been evenly split between Arizona and Florida for spring training. Nearly all major league teams have chosen Florida for spring training at some point, attracting star players like Ruth, Gehrig, Musial, Cobb, Mays, DiMaggio, Berra, and Mantle to call Florida their spring training home for a few weeks each year.
Bill Veeck, former owner of the Cleveland Indians, played a crucial role in the establishment of the Cactus League. In 1947, after encountering racial segregation in Florida, Veeck decided to train his teams in Tucson, Arizona, and persuaded the New York Giants to join in Phoenix, giving rise to the Cactus League. Veeck showed his commitment to equality by signing Larry Doby in 1947, the second African-American to be signed in 20th-century Major League Baseball. The Cactus League began with eight teams in Arizona in 1989 and grew to host 15 teams, matching Florida's count, by 2018.
There are two MLB Preason Leagues, these are the Grapefruit League and the Cactus League. These are organized exhibition leagues held during Spring Training. The Grapefruit League is based in Florida, while the Cactus League is located in Arizona. These leagues provide a structured environment for MLB teams to engage in exhibition games, practices, and workouts as they prepare for the regular season. The specific locations of the two leagues are chosen in order to provide the teams with warm weather to practice in. The teams coming to these locations may come from colder climates making the warm weather location a better option for them. Many fans are attracted to these preseason league competitions as it is not only more intimate but also more relaxed than the regular season that follows the preseason.
The Grapefruit League is one of the organized exhibition leagues for MLB Spring Training. Teams in this league train and play in Florida. The Grapefruit League provides a warm environment for teams to prepare for the regular season. The "Grapefruit League" name has multiple origin stories. One of the popular versions tells that Casey Stengel threw a grapefruit at Brooklyn Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson. However, the widely accepted version involves aviator Ruth Law, who, in 1915, had been throwing golf balls from her airplane to promote a golf course. Upon a suggestion to throw a baseball, Law, flying above Robinson during his team's spring training in Daytona Beach, unintentionally threw a grapefruit instead. When Robinson attempted to catch it, the grapefruit exploded, initially causing him to think he was seriously injured. Thus, came the name the Grapefruit League.
Here is the compilation of spring training venues organized by teams in the Grapefruit League in Florida:
| Team | Ballpark | Capacity | City |
| Atlanta Braves | CoolToday Park | 8,000 | North Port |
| Baltimore Orioles | Ed Smith Stadium | 8,500 | Sarasota |
| Boston Red Sox | JetBlue Park | 10,823 | Fort Myers |
| Detroit Tigers | Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium | 8,500 | Lakeland |
| Houston Astros | The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches | 7,858 | West Palm Beach |
| Miami Marlins | Roger Dean Stadium | 6,871 | Jupiter |
| Minnesota Twins | Hammond Stadium | 9,300 | Fort Myers |
| New York Mets | Clover Park | 7,160 | Port St. Lucie |
| New York Yankees | George M. Steinbrenner Field | 11,026 | Tampa |
| Philadelphia Phillies | BayCare Ballpark | 8,500 | Clearwater |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | LECOM Park | 8,500 | Bradenton |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Dean Stadium | 6,871 | Jupiter |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Charlotte Sports Park | 7,670 | Port Charlotte |
| Toronto Blue Jays | TD Ballpark | 8,500 | Dunedin |
| Washington Nationals | The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches | 7,858 | West Palm Beach |
The Cactus League is one of the organized exhibition leagues for MLB Spring Training, and teams in this league conduct their training and games in Arizona. It too provides a warm environment for teams to practice in. In 1946, after purchasing the Cleveland Indians, Bill Veeck moved the team's spring training to Arizona to accommodate the American League's first Black player, Larry Doby, avoiding the discriminatory conditions in the Jim Crow South. Facing the challenge of finding opponents for the Indians, an old roadside motel in Mesa played a crucial role. Originally owned by Ted and Alice Sliger, who discovered a hot spring on the property in 1939, the motel evolved into the famous Buckhorn Baths. The healing properties of the mineral water attracted teams like the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, and Baltimore Orioles to Arizona for spring training. The Giants stayed at the Buckhorn for 25 years, while the Cubs joined in 1951. Beyond its baseball connections, the Buckhorn became a celebrity hub, hosting notable figures like JFK and Elvis. Although its baseball prominence declined in later years, efforts are underway to restore the historic property, possibly reviving its status as a Spring Training destination. This was believed to be the beginning of the Cactus League according to MLB.com.
Here is the compilation of spring training venues organized by teams in the Cactus League in Arizona :
| Team | Ballpark | Capacity | City |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | 11,000 | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community |
| Chicago Cubs | Sloan Park | 15,000 | Mesa |
| Chicago White Sox | Camelback Ranch | 13,000 | Glendale |
| Cincinnati Reds | Goodyear Ballpark | 10,311 | Goodyear |
| Cleveland Guardians | Goodyear Ballpark | 10,311 | Goodyear |
| Colorado Rockies | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | 11,000 | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community |
| Kansas City Royals | Surprise Stadium | 10,500 | Surprise |
| Los Angeles Angels | Tempe Diablo Stadium | 9,558 | Tempe |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Camelback Ranch | 13,000 | Glendale |
| Milwaukee Brewers | American Family Fields of Phoenix | 10,000 | Phoenix |
| Oakland Athletics | Hohokam Stadium | 10,500 | Mesa |
| San Diego Padres | Peoria Sports Complex | 12,339 | Peoria |
| San Francisco Giants | Scottsdale Stadium | 12,000 | Scottsdale |
| Seattle Mariners | Peoria Sports Complex | 12,339 | Peoria |
| Texas Rangers | Surprise Stadium | 10,500 | Surprise |
MLB Preseason 2024 Venues
For the Cactus League, stadiums that will be used are; American Family Fields of Phoenix, Camelback Ranch, Goodyear Ballpark, Hohokam Stadium, Peoria Sports Complex, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Scottsdale Stadium, Surprise Stadium, Tempe Diablo Stadium.
For the Grapefruit League, stadiums that will be used are; TD Ballpark, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, LECOM Park, JetBlue Park at Fenway South, George M. Steinbrenner Field, Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, Ed Smith Stadium, CoolToday Park, Clover Park, Charlotte Sports Park, CenturyLink Sports Complex, BayCare Ballpark.
MLB 2024 Preseason Schedule
Below given is a table of the 2024 Major League Baseball Preseason:
| Date | Day | MatchupAway Team Home Team | Time | ||||
| February 23, 2024 | Friday | Los Angeles Dodgers | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||
| February 24, 2024 | Saturday | Kansas City Royals | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||
| San Diego Padres | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago White Sox | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Baltimore Orioles | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Toronto Blue Jays | 11:37 PM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | New York Mets | 11:40 PM | |||||
| February 25, 2024 | Sunday | Chicago Cubs | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Colorado Rockies | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Colorado Rockies | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Houston Astros | Washington Nationals | 4:35 AM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | Boston Red Sox | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | 11:35 PM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | New York Yankees | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Houston Astros | New York Mets | 11:40 PM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | Miami Marlins | 11:40 PM | |||||
| February 26, 2024 | Monday | Los Angeles Angels | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||
| Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Diego Padres | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Francisco Giants | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago White Sox | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Cleveland Guardians | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Colorado Rockies | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Kansas City Royals | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Houston Astros | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | New York Yankees | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Mets | Washington Nationals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Boston Red Sox | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | Baltimore Orioles | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Toronto Blue Jays | 11:37 PM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | Miami Marlins | 11:40 PM | |||||
| February 27, 2024 | Tuesday | Los Angeles Angels | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Cincinnati Cubs | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Cleveland Guardians | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Baltimore Orioles | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | Houston Astros | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | New York Mets | 11:40 PM | |||||
| February 28, 2024 | Wednesday | Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||
| Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Colorado Rockies | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Oakland Athletes | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Kansas City Royals | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Philadelphia Phillies | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Washington Nationals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Houston Astros | Miami Marlins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | Toronto Blue Jays | 11:37 PM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | New York Mets | 11:40 PM | |||||
| February 29, 2024 | Thursday | Arizona Diamondbacks | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Diego Padres | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Francisco Giants | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Angels | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Kansas City Royals | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Boston Red Sox | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Toronto Blue Jays | 11:37 PM | |||||
| March 1, 2024 | Friday | Colorado Rockies | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||
| Kansas City Royals | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Diego Padres | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago White Sox | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Cleveland Guardians | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| San Francisco Giants | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| New York Mets | Houston Astros | 4:35 AM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | New York Yankees | 5:05 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Cincinnati Reds | 6:35 AM | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Houston Astros | Washington Nationals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | Philadelphia Phillies | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Mets | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11:35 PM | |||||
| March 2, 2024 | Saturday | Chicago White Sox | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||
| Oakland Athletics | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | San Francisco | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Angels | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| San Diego Padres | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | New York Yankees | 5:05 AM | |||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Cincinnati Reds | 6:35 AM | |||||
| Cleveland Guardians | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6:35 AM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | Philadelphia Phillies | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Baltimore Orioles | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | Boston Red Sox | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Toronto Blue Jays | 11:37 PM | |||||
| New York Mets | Miami Marlins | 11:40 PM | |||||
| March 3, 2024 | Sunday | Chicago White Sox | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||
| Chicago Cubs | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Kansas City Royals | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Diego Padres | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Cincinnati Reds | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Oakland Athletics | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | New York Yankees | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | Washington Nationals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | Boston Red Sox | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Houston Astros | New York Mets | 11:40 PM | |||||
| March 4, 2024 | Monday | Cincinnati Reds | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||
| Cleveland Guardians | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Colorado Rockies | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Francisco Giants | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | Baltimore Orioles | 11:35 PM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Toronto Blue Jays | 11:37 PM | |||||
| March 5, 2024 | Tuesday | Los Angeles Angels | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Oakland Athletics | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| San Francisco Giants | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Miami Marlins | 5:10 AM | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Philadelphia Phillies | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | Houston Astros | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | Boston Red Sox | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Yankees | New York Mets | 11:40 PM | |||||
| March 6, 2024 | Wednesday | Milwaukee Brewers | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||
| Seattle Mariners | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
| San Diego Padres | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Angels | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | Kansas City Royals | 6:35 AM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Mets | Houston Astros | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | New York Yankees | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | Miami Marlins | 11:40 PM | |||||
| March 7, 2024 | Thursday | Los Angeles Angels | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Cincinnati Reds | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Cleveland Guardians | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Oakland Athletics | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | 4:35 AM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | Boston Red Sox | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| March 8, 2024 | Friday | Arizona Diamondbacks | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||
| Cleveland Guardians | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Angels | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Kansas City Royals | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | New York Mets | 4:40 AM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | New York Yankees | 5:05 AM | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | 6:35 AM | |||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | San Francisco Giants | 7:35 AM | |||||
| Houston Astros | Philadelphia Phillies | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | Pittsburgh Pirates | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Toronto Blue Jays | 11:37 PM | |||||
| March 9, 2024 | Saturday | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||
| Kansas City Royals | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Colorado Rockies | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Oakland Athletics | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Baltimore Orioles | 4:35 AM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | 4:35 AM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Miami Marlins | 5:10 AM | |||||
| Cincinnati Reds | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6:35 AM | |||||
| San Francisco Giants | San Diego Padres | 7:10 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Oakland Athletics | 7:35 AM | |||||
| Boston Red Sox | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Washington Nationals | Houston Astros | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Atlanta Braves | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Minnesota Twins | 11:35 PM | |||||
| New York Mets | St. Louis Cardinals | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Detroit Tigers | 11:35 PM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | Philadelphia Phillies | 11:35 PM | |||||
| March 10, 2024 | Sunday | Los Angeles Angels | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Colorado Rockies | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Oakland Athletics | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Texas Rangers | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago White Sox | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Cincinnati Reds | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Seattle Mariners | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Oakland Athletics | 2:35 AM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | Washington Nationals | 4:35 AM | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | New York Yankees | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Miami Marlins | Houston Astros | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | Boston Red Sox | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | Baltimore Orioles | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | New York Mets | 10:40 PM | |||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | Miami Marlins | 10:40 PM | |||||
| March 11, 2024 | Monday | Arizona Diamondbacks | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||
| Chicago White Sox | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Cleveland Guardians | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Kansas City Royals | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
| San Diego Padres | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
| San Francisco Giants | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
| Baltimore Orioles | New York Yankees | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | Houston Astros | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Minnesota Twins | Atlanta Braves | 10:35 PM | |||||
| New York Yankees | Philadelphia Phillies | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Boston Red Sox | 10:35 PM | |||||
| Washington Nationals | St. Louis Cardinals | 10:35 PM | |||||
| March 12, 2024 March 13, 2024 | Tuesday | Colorado Rockies | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||
Los Angeles Dodgers | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
Oakland Athletics | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
San Diego Padres | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
Texas Rangers | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
Miami Marlins | New York Mets | 3:40 AM | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10:35 PM | |||||
Minnesota Twins | Detroit Tigers | 10:35 PM | |||||
St. Louis Cardinals | Boston Red Sox | 10:35 PM | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Baltimore Orioles | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Yankees | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
Houston Astros | Miami Mariners | 10:40 PM | |||||
Wednesday | Cleveland Guardians | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | ||||
Seattle Mariners | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||||
Arizona Diamondbacks | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
Kansas City Royals | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
New York Mets | Washington Nationals | 3:35 AM | |||||
Chicago White Sox | Cincinnati Reds | 6:35 AM | |||||
Milwaukee Brewers | Chicago Cubs | 6:35 AM | |||||
Minnesota Twins | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
Boston Red Sox | New York Yankees | 10:35 PM | |||||
Detroit Tigers | Philadelphia Phillies | 10:35 PM | |||||
St. Louis Cardinals | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
Pittsburgh Pirates | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
Washington Nationals | Miami Marlins | 10:40 PM | |||||
March 14, 2024 | Thursday | Los Angeles Angels | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||
Chicago Cubs | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
Cincinnati Reds | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
Seattle Mariners | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1:35 AM | |||||
Chicago White Sox | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
Colorado Rockies | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
Oakland Athletics | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Baltimore Orioles | 3:35 AM | |||||
Houston Astros | New York Mets | 3:40 AM | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Philadelphia Phillies | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Yankees | Detroit Tigers | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Mets | St. Louis Cardinals | 10:35 PM | |||||
Tampa Bay Jays | Atlanta Braves | 10:35 PM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
March 15, 2024 | Friday | Baltimore Orioles | Pittsburgh Pirates | 12:35 AM | |||
Los Angeles Angels | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
Colorado Rockies | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
Oakland Athletics | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
Kansas City Royals | Arizona Dimondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
Milwaukee Brewers | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
Houston Astros | Washington Nationals | 3:35 AM | |||||
Cincinnati Reds | Texas Rangers | 6:35 AM | |||||
Baltimore Orioles | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Detroit Tigers | 10:35 PM | |||||
Detroit Tigers | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
March 16, 2024 | Saturday | Chicago Cubs | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||
Cleveland Guardians | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
Kansas City Royals | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
Arizona Diamondbacks | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
Seattle Mariners | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
Texas Rangers | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
Miami Marlins | St. Louis Cardinals | 3:35 AM | |||||
Minnesota Twins | Boston Red Sox | 3:35 AM | |||||
Philadelphia Phillies | Houston Astros | 3:35 AM | |||||
Washington Nationals | New York Mets | 3:40 AM | |||||
Pittsburgh Pirates | New York Yankees | 4:05 AM | |||||
St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | 9:35 PM | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Baltimore Orioles | 10:35 PM | |||||
Detroit Tigers | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10:35 PM | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | New York | 10:35 PM | |||||
Philadelphia Phillies | Miami Marlins | 10:40 PM | |||||
March 17, 2024 | Sunday | Arizona Diamondbacks | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||
Cleveland Guardians | San Francisco | 1:35 AM | |||||
Kansas City Royals | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
Milwaukee Brewers | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
Seattle Mariners | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
Chicago White Sox | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
Chicago Cubs | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
Oakland Athletics | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
Texas Rangers | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
New York Mets | Houston Astros | 3:35 AM | |||||
Pittsburgh Pirates | Atlanta Braves | 3:35 AM | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Baltimore Orioles | 10:35 PM | |||||
Baltimore Orioles | Detroit Tigers | 10:35 PM | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Atlanta Braves | 10:35 PM | |||||
Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Yankees | Boston Red Sox | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Mets | Washington Nationals | 10:35 PM | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10:35 PM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | Philadelphia | 10:35 PM | |||||
Minnesota Twins | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
Miami Marlins | New York Mets | 10:40 PM | |||||
March 18, 2024 | Monday | Chicago White Sox | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||
Colorado Rockies | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
Milwaukee Brewers | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||||
Texas Rangers | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
Los Angeles Angels | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
Arizona Diamondbacks | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
Cincinnati Reds | Cleveland Guardians | 4:35 AM | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
Philadelphia Phillies | New York Yankees | 10:35 PM | |||||
Pittsburgh Pirates | Philadelphia Phillies | 10:35 PM | |||||
Houston Astros | Miami Marlins | 10:40 PM | |||||
March 19, 2024 | Tuesday | Cleveland Guardians | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||
Seattle Mariners | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
Los Angeles Angels | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
Oakland Athletics | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
Washington Nationals | Houston Astros | 3:35 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Cincinnati Reds | 6:35 AM | |||||
Miami Marlins | St. Louis Cardinals | 10:35 PM | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Boston Red Sox | 10:35 PM | |||||
Baltimore Orioles | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
March 20, 2024 | Wednesday | Milwaukee Brewers | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||
Oakland Athletics | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
Cincinnati Reds | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
Cleveland Guradians | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
Colorado Rockies | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
Miami Marlins | Houston Astros | 3:35 AM | |||||
Philadelphia Phillies | Detroit Tigers | 3:35 AM | |||||
St. Louis Cardinals | New York Mets | 3:40 AM | |||||
Arizona Diamondbacks | Chicago Cubs | 6:35 AM | |||||
Kansas City Royals | San Francisco Giants | 7:35 AM | |||||
Los Angeles Dodgers | San Diego Padres | 3:30 PM | |||||
Detroit Tigers | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | Atlanta Braves | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Mets | Miami Marlins | 10:40 PM | |||||
March 21, 2024 | Thursday | Chicago Cubs | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||
Cincinnati Reds | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
Texas Rangers | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
Colorado Rockies | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
Philadelphia Phillies | Baltimore Orioles | 3:35 AM | |||||
St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Nationals | 3:35 AM | |||||
Pittsburgh Pirates | New York Yankees | 4:05 AM | |||||
Los Angeles Angels | Kansas City Royals | 6:35 AM | |||||
San Diego Padres | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3:30 PM | |||||
Houston Astros | St. Louis Cardinals | 10:35 PM | |||||
Minnesota Twins | Washington Nationals | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Yankees | Atlanta Braves | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Mets | Detroit Tigers | 10:35 PM | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Philadelphia Phillies | 10:35 PM | |||||
March 22, 2024 | Friday | Chicago White Sox | Kansas City Royals | 1:35 AM | |||
Kansas City Royals | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
Chicago Cubs | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
Baltimore Orioles | Boston Red Sox | 3:35 AM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3:35 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Milwaukee Brewers | 6:40 AM | |||||
Cincinnati Reds | Seattle Mariners | 7:10 AM | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
Detroit Tigers | Philadelphia Phillies | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Mets | New York Yankees | 10:35 PM | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
March 23, 2024 | Saturday | Minnesota Twins | Tampa Bay Rays | 1:35 AM | |||
Chicago Cubs | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
Cincinnati Reds | Oakland Athletics | 1:35 AM | |||||
Colorado Rockies | Texas Rangers | 1:35 AM | |||||
Oakland Athletics | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
Texas Rangers | Cleveland Guardians | 1:35 AM | |||||
Chicago White Sox | Los Angeles Angels | 1:40 AM | |||||
Kansas City Royals | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
Milwaukee Brewers | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
Seattle Mariners | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
Pittsburgh Pirates | Baltimore Orioles | 3:35 AM | |||||
Washington Nationals | Houston Astros | 3:35 AM | |||||
St. Louis Cardinals | Miami Marlins | 4:10 AM | |||||
Baltimore Orioles | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Atlanta Braves | TBD | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10:35 PM | |||||
Minnesota Twins | Boston Red Sox | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Yankees | Detroit Tigers | 10:35 PM | |||||
Philadelphia Phillies | New York Yankees | 10:35 PM | |||||
Washington Nationals | St. Louis Cardinals | 10:35 PM | |||||
Detroit Tigers | Toronto Blue Jays | 10:37 PM | |||||
Houston Astros | New York Mets | 10:40 PM | |||||
March 24, 2024 | Sunday | Los Angeles Angels | Oakland Athletics | 12:35 AM | |||
Texas Rangers | Kansas City Royals | 12:35 AM | |||||
Arizona Diamondbacks | San Francisco Giants | 1:35 AM | |||||
Colorado Rockies | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||||
Milwaukee Brewers | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||||
Seattle Mariners | Chicago White Sox | 1:35 AM | |||||
Cleveland Guardians | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1:40 AM | |||||
Miami Marlins | Washington Nationals | 3:35 AM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | Baltimore Orioles | 3:35 AM | |||||
St. Louis Cardinals | Houston Astros | 9:35 PM | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Boston Red Sox | 10:35 PM | |||||
Baltimore Orioles | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Yankees | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10:35 PM | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Detroit Tigers | 10:35 PM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | Philadelphia Phillies | 10:35 PM | |||||
New York Mets | Miami Marlins | 10:40 PM | |||||
Washington Nationals | New York Mets | 10:40 PM | |||||
March 25, 2024 | Monday | Cleveland Guardians | Cincinnati Reds | 1:35 AM | |||
Arizona Diamondbacks | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
Chicago White Sox | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
Chicago Cubs | Seattle Mariners | 1:40 AM | |||||
Los Angeles Angels | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4:40 AM | |||||
Cleveland Guardians | Arizona Diamondbacks | TBD | |||||
Tampa Bay Rays | Philadelphia Phillies | 9:35 PM | |||||
Minnesota Twins | Atlanta Braves | 10:35 PM | |||||
Toronto Blue Jays | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10:35 PM | |||||
March 26, 2024 | Tuesday | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago Cubs | 1:35 AM | |||
Colorado Rockies | Milwaukee Brewers | 1:40 AM | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Texas Rangers | 5:35 AM | |||||
Los Angeles Angels | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6:40 AM | |||||
Seattle Mariners | San Diego Padres | 7:10 AM | |||||
San Francisco Giants | Oakland Athletics | 7:10 AM | |||||
Detroit Tigers | Tampa Bay Rays | TBD | |||||
Cleveland Guardians | Arizona Diamondbacks | TBD | |||||
Atlanta Braves | Minnesota Twins | 10:35 PM | |||||
Boston Red Sox | Texas Rangers | 11:35 PM | |||||
March 27, 2024 | Wednesday | St. Louis Cardinals | Chicago Cubs | 12:35 AM | |||
Milwaukee Brewers | Colorado Rockies | 1:40 AM | |||||
Seattle Mariners | San Diego Padres | 1:40 AM | |||||
Oakland Athletics | San Francisco Giants | 5:35 AM | |||||
Los Angeles Dodgers | Los Angeles Angels | 6:37 AM | |||||
A. The tickets to watch MLB preseason live are not free. However, MLB.TV streams the preseason for free.
A. You either buy tickets for the games or you can watch them live on the MLB website or stream them on Hulu with ESPN +.
A. A total of 15 teams train in Florida and the other 15 teams train in Arizona.
A. The point of preseason is to allow sports teams to prepare for the regular season by practicing, evaluating players, and refining strategies through exhibition games.
A. The MLB 2024 preseason will start on February 23rd and end on March 27th
