Sox announce spring schedule, prices
The Red Sox announced this afternoon that tickets for all 2009 spring training home games at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, Fla. will go on sale Saturday, Dec. 6. The club also released its 37-game spring schedule, which includes 18 home games.
The Sox will open their spring schedule Wednesday, Feb. 25 with split squad games, hosting Boston College at 1:05 p.m. at City of Palms Park and traveling across Fort Myers to take on the Minnesota Twins at Hammond Stadium at 7:05 p.m.
A few notables:
Tickets will remain at the 2008 prices, part of the Red Sox' 2009 ticket price freeze. The annual games with Boston College and Northeastern (Feb. 28) will be half price. Here are the prices:
Standing Room: $10
Lawn: $12
Bleachers: $15
Reserved Standing Room: $15
Reserved Seats: $23
Box Seats: $26
Right Field Deck: $26
Dugout Box—Row 2: $36
Dugout Box—Row 1: $40
Home Plate Box: $46
Tickets will be available beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at the City of Palms Park box office, on www.redsox.com, or by calling 877-REDSOX9. Handicap accessible seating is also available by calling 877-REDSOX9.
Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report Thursday, Feb. 12 and will work out for the first time Saturday, Feb. 14. Infielders and outfielders report Monday, Feb. 16 with the first full-squad workout Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Can't come soon enough, if you ask us.
Here's the complete Red Sox spring training schedule (home games are in bold)




Wouldn't it have been helpful to include the prices, not just say they're the same?
Weird it shows TBD for 4/3 and 4/4, considering we've known since August those will be games at the new Citi Field vs. the Mets.
athe rays just released their spring training schedule they are playing up the road in port charoltte and their ticket prices are 9-23 dollars with red sox tickets prices ranging from 10-46 dollars the best seat in pot\rt charoltte would only get u a reserved seat at city of palms no wonder they call it fenway park south gee
I am totally surprised that we have 3 off days during ST
Try and book tickets for spring training at Red Sox.com
While this story says you can do it, there is no way through the website -- unless you want some overpriced package.
You'd think it was the Edinburgh Military Tatoo!
How many of the Sox players will be with the team and not at the World Baseball Classic (or whatever it is)?
Craig, I guess you missed this section:
Tickets will remain at the 2008 prices, part of the Red Sox' 2009 ticket price freeze. The annual games with Boston College and Northeastern (Feb. 28) will be half price. Here are the prices:
Standing Room: $10
Lawn: $12
Bleachers: $15
Reserved Standing Room: $15
Reserved Seats: $23
Box Seats: $26
Right Field Deck: $26
Dugout Box�Row 2: $36
Dugout Box�Row 1: $40
Home Plate Box: $46
They DID include the prices, Craig.
Obviously, they are charging what they are because they can get it, but c'mon--box seats from $36-$46? That's pretty ridiculous for an exhibition game.
Additionally, it's much more affordable to go see the Red Sox on the road, such as in Bradenton where the Pirates play. It's probably gone up since then, but the last time I went to see a game there, it was $6, which was for a seat, not SRO.
Why does it say the Red Sox are playing the Yankees in Ft.Lauderdale on the 13th of March but the schedule has them playing in the City Of Plams?
Ummm... they did include the prices.
Who cares about spring training (unless you live in FL)? What about regular season tickets? when do they go on sale?
they did the right thing by keeping the ticket prices the way they are
As Spring Training Season Ticket holders, we too are wondering how many players will be playing at the World Baseball Classic instead of in Fort Myers.
Looking to take my 13 year old son to Florida for a long weekend to catch some Sox Spring Training. Any recommendations for motels/hotels (with a pool) that are near ity of Palms Park would be greatly appreciated. As an alternate, if Red City of Palms/Ft. Myers is too difficult to see due to Sox popularity, would appreciate suggestions for other town/parks to go to, and motels/hotels. This would be our first trip to any Spring Training, and we'd both be pumped for it! Thanks very much.
Where do they practice at? We are near Fort Meyers now but will not be here for the first game. We would like to go see practice, but a friend tells me they don't practice at same place as the exhibition games.
Where do they practice at? We are near Fort Meyers now but will not be here for the first game. We would like to go see practice, but a friend tells me they don't practice at same place as the exhibition games.
Does anyone know if the Reds/Red Sox game on Saturday will be televised or not?
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