Baseball Tonight to Visit Spring Training Sites in Arizona & Florida
Baseball Tonight made its first stop as part of the Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour today, Feb. 21, in Jupiter, Fla., for a visit with the defending World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Baseball Tonight’s tour of Spring Training destinations will include visits to team camps in both Arizona and Florida over a four-week span.
Baseball Tonight’s Tim Kurkjian will be along for each Spring Training stop, joined at times by analysts John Kruk, Terry Francona, Aaron Boone and Rick Sutcliffe. During each visit, the analysts will interview players and provide in-depth perspective on team preparation and off-season storylines heading into the 2012 MLB season.
“Last year was the most fun I’ve had in over 30 years covering Spring Training, mainly because of having John Kruk as part of the bus tour with me,” said Kurkjian. “The players really enjoyed it when the bus showed up to camp and it was a natural conversation starter. I fully expect the same amount of enjoyment this year only it won’t just be John, but Terry, Aaron and Rick along for the ride too.”
Content from the Baseball Tonight bus tour will be integrated into weekday Baseball Tonight shows (regularly at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN), along with daily SportsCenter segments and ESPN.com (including local sites in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and New York).
Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour telecast schedule (taped show dates in parenthesis):
| Date | Time (ET) | Team(s) | Site | Commentators |
| Florida sites | ||||
| Tue, Feb 21 | 3:30 p.m. | St. Louis | Jupiter | Kruk/Kurkjian |
| Wed, Feb 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami | Jupiter | Kruk/Kurkjian |
| Thu, Feb 23 | 3:30 p.m. | N.Y. Mets | Port St. Lucie | Kruk/Kurkjian |
| Fri, Feb 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington | Viera | Kruk/Kurkjian |
| Mon, Feb 27 | 3:30 p.m. | Atlanta | Kissimmee | Francona/Kurkjian |
| Tue, Feb 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Detroit | Lakeland | Francona/Kurkjian |
| Wed, Feb 29 | 3:30 p.m. | N.Y. Yankees | Tampa | Francona/Kurkjian |
| Thu, March 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Blue Jays | Dunedin | Francona/Kurkjian |
| Fri, March 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Philadelphia | Clearwater | Francona/Kurkjian |
| Mon, March 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Tampa Bay | Port Charlotte | Kruk/Kurkjian |
| Tue, March 6 | 3:30/11:30 p.m.* | Boston | Fort Myers | Kruk/Kurkjian |
| Arizona sites | ||||
| Mon, March 12 | 3:30 p.m. | L.A. Angels | Tempe | Boone/Kurkjian |
| Tue, March 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Milwaukee
(taped March 11) |
Glendale | Boone/Kurkjian |
| Sun, March 18 | 1 p.m. | Kansas City
(taped March 17) |
Scottsdale | Kurkjian |
| Sun, March 18 | 10 p.m.* | San Francisco;
Seattle (taped March 14) |
Scottsdale | Boone/Kurkjian |
| Tue, March 20 | Midnight*
(9 p.m.) |
Cincinnati | Goodyear | Boone/Kurkjian |
| Thu, March 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Chicago White Sox | Camelback | Sutcliffe/Kurkjian |
| 10 p.m. | Chicago Cubs
(taped March 16); L.A. Dodgers (taped March 21) |
Mesa | Sutcliffe/Kurkjian | |
| Fri, March 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Cleveland | Goodyear | Sutcliffe/Kurkjian |
| Sat, March 24 | 8 p.m. | Arizona/Colorado (taped March 19) | Scottsdale | Sutcliffe/Kurkjian |
| Mon., March 26 | Midnight
(9 p.m.) |
Texas | Surprise | Sutcliffe/Kurkjian |
*denotes ESPN2 telecast
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