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 Washington Nationals Release 2010 Spring Schedule


By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2009) -- The Washington Nationals have released their 2010 Spring Training Schedule which includes a home game against the World Champion New York Yankees on March 12 at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida and an April 3rd Nationals Park contest against the Boston Red Sox.

The spring training season will begin with two March 4th split squad games against the Florida Marlins in Jupiter, Florida and the Houston Astros in Kissimmee, Florida and end with the Red Sox game in DC.

The Nats will play 32 spring training games, including 15 at Space Coast Stadium. The Florida home opener will be March 6 against the Mets.

In a press release issued today, the National said Viera ticket prices will go from $10 for Reserved Bleachers up to $24 for Batter's Box Seats, which include sections closest to the field inside the baselines.

Read more below.

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 Tickets will be available on January 23 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online at nationals.com or by calling the Space Coast Stadium box office at 321-633-9200. The Nationals said ticket sales for the Yankees game on March 12 will be announced later.

Tickets for the Red Sox game at Nationals Park will be made available to the public when individual game tickets for the 2010 season go on sale in February.

 Pitchers and catchers will report to Viera on February 19 while position players will report February 24. The first full-squad workout will be February 26, the team said.

Here is a complete list of the Nats' spring training schedule: Home games in bold

March 4 -- vs. Florida Marlins at 1:10 p.m., Jupiter, Fla.
March 4 -- vs. Houston Astros at 1:05 p.m., Kissimmee, Florida.
March 5 -- vs. Atlanta Braves in Orlando, time to be announced.
March 6 -- vs. New York Mets at 1:05 p.m. in Viera
March 7 -- vs. New York Mets at Port St. Lucie at 1:10 p.m.

March 8 -- vs. Florida Marlins (SS) in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 9 -- vs. Detroit Tigers in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 10 - vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Jupiter; time to be announced.
March 11 - vs. Houston Astros in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 12 - vs. New York Yankees in Viera at 1:05 p.m.

March 13 -- vs. Houston Astros (SS) in Kissimmee; time to be announced.
March 14 - vs. St. Louis Cardinals in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 15 -- vs. Atlanta Braves in Viera at 7:05 p.m.
March 16 -- vs. Florida Marlins in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 17 --  vs. Houston Astros in Kissimmee; time to be announced.

March 19 -- vs. St. Louis Cardinals in Viera at 7:05 p.m.
March 20 -- vs. Florida Marlins in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 21 -- vs. Florida Marlins in Jupiter at 1:10 p.m.
March 22 - vs. New York Mets in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 23 - vs. Detroit Tigers in Lakeland at 6:05 p.m.

March 24 - vs. New York Yankees in Tampa; time to be announced.
March 25 -- vs. Detroit Tigers in Viera at 7:05 p.m.
March 26 -- vs. St. Louis Cardinals in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 27 -- vs. Atlanta Braves in Orlando; time to be announced.
March 27 -- vs. New York Mets in Port. St. Lucie at 1:10 p.m.

March 28 - vs. Atlanta Braves in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 29 -- vs. New York Mets (SS) in Viera at 1:05 p.m.
March 30 -- vs. Florida Marlins in Jupiter at 1:10 p.m.
March 31 -- vs. St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter; time to be announced.
April 1 -- vs. New York Mets at Port St. Lucie at 12:10 p.m.

April 2 -- vs. Boston Red Sox at Ft. Myers; time to be announced.
April 3 -- vs. Boston Red Sox at Nationals Park at 4:05 p.m.

 Come back to 'Nuts for Nats' for more stories on Washington baseball.

Swanni is a Washington-area journalist and long-time observer of Washington baseball.
You can contact Swanni at swann@tvpredictions.com


 

 
   

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