The Red Sox have a long season still ahead of them, but the club has already put its 2027 spring slate on the calendar, and it comes with a few dates fans will want to circle right away.
Boston announced its 2027 spring training schedule on Friday, giving an early map of the club’s path through Fort Myers before another run at the American League East crown. The team is set to report back to JetBlue Park in February, with its usual exhibition against Northeastern lined up for Feb. 19.
From there, the Grapefruit League grind begins in earnest. The Red Sox open play on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays on Feb. 20, then make their home debut the next day when the Minnesota Twins come to JetBlue Park on Feb. 21.
One of the first real tests of the spring arrives immediately after that. Boston is scheduled for split-squad action on Feb. 22, with one group hosting the St.
Louis Cardinals while another heads to Sarasota to face the Baltimore Orioles. That kind of day usually gives Chad Tracy a cleaner look at the depth chart, especially with prospects and non-roster invitees trying to make their case for roster spots.
The schedule includes 15 Grapefruit League home games at JetBlue Park, plus another split-squad date on March 5. On that day, the Red Sox will host the Twins while also visiting the Rays.
Boston’s list of spring opponents is loaded with familiar names: the Orioles, Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.
As always, the Yankees draw extra attention. New York is scheduled to visit Fort Myers on March 17, which figures to be the most anticipated home date on the spring calendar. The Red Sox will also head to Tampa to face the Yankees at New York’s spring facility on March 9.
The most unusual part of the schedule comes at the end. Instead of finishing the exhibition slate in Florida, Boston will head west for two games against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on March 22 and March 23. Those games will send the Red Sox into a more regular-season-style setting before they stay out west to begin the 2027 regular season with a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners on March 25.
After that, Boston will travel to face the Houston Astros for three games before finally coming home.
The team said game times and individual ticket-sale details will be announced later. For now, Red Sox fans have their first clear look at 2027 - and a few key dates to start planning around.
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