The Cardinals’ 2027 spring slate is set, and it comes with a milestone attached: their 30th season training in Jupiter, Florida.
St. Louis announced a 30-game schedule on September 4, 2026, with spring camp running from February 19 through March 21. The breakdown is even - 15 home games and 15 road games - but the Cardinals will spend plenty of time at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, where they have 19 total games on the books.
The schedule opens on Friday, February 19, when the Cardinals go on the road to face their complex co-tenants, the Miami Marlins, at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. St.
Louis will also visit Miami three more times during the spring, on Feb. 24, March 1 and March 10.
As usual, the Grapefruit League mix is loaded with familiar names. The Cardinals will host the Boston Red Sox on March 2 and the Atlanta Braves on March 4, while also welcoming the Washington Nationals four times, the New York Mets three times, the Houston Astros three times and the Marlins three times.
There’s also a quick trip to the west coast of Florida baked into the calendar. St. Louis will play the Braves in North Port and the Red Sox in Fort Myers on back-to-back days, February 21-22.
Weekend baseball will be a regular feature of the spring. The Cardinals are scheduled to play at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on five of 10 weekend dates: Feb. 20 and 28, plus March 6, 14 and 20. The club also has two off days, on Wednesday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 16.
One of the more notable dates on the schedule is Saturday, March 20, when the Cardinals have a split-squad day with home and away games. They’ll then break camp on Sunday, March 21 after facing Houston, leaving four days before the 2027 regular season opens at Cincinnati on Thursday, March 25 against the Reds.
The team said more details on game times, ticket availability, broadcast plans and player report dates will be announced later.
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