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Spring is in the air and pitchers and catcher reported today. That means the Astros will start playing Grapefruit League games this season. Who will they be playing? When will those games start?
Well, the team will have a week or more of prep time before games begin, as their first scheduled contest is on February 23, which is about seven days after the full squad is supposed to report on Feb. 16. Most of the team is already at the facility, meaning they're getting a ton of work in before those games begin.
Here's a helpful schedule, thanks to MLB.com:
Day Date Opponent Site Time
Saturday February 23 Philadelphia Clearwater TBA
Sunday February 24 New York Mets KISSIMMEE TBA
Monday February 25 St. Louis Jupiter TBA
Tuesday February 26 Detroit KISSIMMEE TBA
Tampa Bay Port Charlotte TBA
Wednesday February 27 Toronto Dunedin TBA
Thursday February 28 New York Yankees (ss) KISSIMMEE TBA
Friday March 1 St. Louis KISSIMMEE TBA
Saturday March 2 Atlanta KISSIMMEE TBA
Sunday March 3 Pittsburgh Bradenton TBA
Monday March 4 Detroit Lakeland TBA
Tuesday March 5 Washington Viera TBA
Wednesday March 6 No Game Scheduled
Thursday March 7 Washington KISSIMMEE TBA
Friday March 8 Atlanta (ss) KISSIMMEE TBA
Saturday March 9 New York Mets Port St. Lucie TBA
Sunday March 10 Philadelphia KISSIMMEE TBA
Monday March 11 No Game Scheduled
Tuesday March 12 Miami Jupiter TBA
Wednesday March 13 Washington (ss) KISSIMMEE TBA
Thursday March 14 Washington Viera TBA
Friday March 15 Pittsburgh KISSIMMEE TBA
Saturday March 16 Washington Viera TBA
Sunday March 17 Toronto KISSIMMEE TBA
Monday March 18 No Game Scheduled
Tuesday March 19 Toronto Dunedin TBA
Wednesday March 20 New York Mets KISSIMMEE TBA
Thursday March 21 Detroit Lakeland TBA
Friday March 22 St. Louis KISSIMMEE TBA
Saturday March 23 Atlanta (ss) Orlando TBA
Sunday March 24 Miami KISSIMMEE TBA
Monday March 25 Washington KISSIMMEE TBA
Tuesday March 26 New York Yankees Tampa TBA
Wednesday March 27 New York Mets Port St. Lucie TBA
Thursday March 28 Atlanta Orlando TBA
Detroit KISSIMMEE TBA