ESPN’s MLB Spring Training Lineup: Marlins at Red Sox to Lead Off March 12
10-Game Schedule Includes Yankees/Red Sox in Prime Time; Francona’s Debut with Sunday Night Team
ESPN will present 10 Major League Baseball Spring Training telecasts beginning with the new-look Miami Marlins and All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes facing the Boston Red Sox and All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez on Monday, March 12, at 1:30 p.m. ET. The matchup will also feature two of the game’s most charismatic managers with new clubs – Miami’s Ozzie Guillen and Boston’s Bobby Valentine. Marlins/Red Sox will be available on ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV and WatchESPN.
ESPN’s Spring Training schedule will feature a primetime showdown between American League heavyweights when the New York Yankees meet the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. In addition, Terry Francona will debut with the Sunday Night Baseball team – alongside Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser – on Monday, March 19, to call the Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies game at 1 p.m.
Additional Spring Training highlights:
ü three appearances by the Yankees, Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies;
ü two appearances by the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays;
ü an appearance by the Los Angeles Angels, with recently acquired Albert Pujols.
All ESPN Spring Training telecasts will be presented by Gillette.
#BBTN: Baseball Tonight is on the road for the Baseball Tonight Goodyear Express Tour, visiting Spring Training destinations in both Arizona and Florida through March 26.
ESPN’s MLB Spring Training Lineup
| Games | Date | Time (ET) | Commentators | Networks |
| Miami Marlins at
Boston Red Sox |
Mon., March 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Karl Ravech, John Kruk, Doug Glanville | ESPN, ESPN3,
ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| New York Mets at
Detroit Tigers |
Wed., March 14 | 1 p.m. | Ravech, Mark Mulder, Glanville | ESPN, ESPN3,
ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies | Mon., March 19 | 1 p.m. | Dan Shulman,
Orel Hershiser, Terry Francona, Buster Olney |
ESPN, ESPN3,
ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| Atlanta Braves at
Detroit Tigers |
Tue., March 20 | 1 p.m. | Shulman, Hershiser, Francona, Olney | ESPN, WatchESPN |
| New York Yankees at Tampa Bay | Wed., March 21 | 1 p.m. | Jon Sciambi, Glanville, Jessica Mendoza | ESPN, ESPN3
ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox * | Thu., March 22 | 7 p.m. | Shulman, Hershiser, Francona, Olney | ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies | Mon., March 26 | 1 p.m. | Sciambi,
Nomar Garciaparra, Pedro Gomez |
ESPN, ESPN3,
ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| Los Angeles Angels at
San Francisco Giants |
Tue., March 27 | 4 p.m. | Sean McDonough, Rick Sutcliffe, Aaron Boone,
Tim Kurkjian |
ESPN2, ESPN3, WatchESPN |
| New York Yankees at Atlanta Braves | Wed., March 28 | 1 p.m. | Steve Berthiaume,
Chris Singleton, Rob Parker |
ESPN, ESPN3,
ESPN Mobile TV, WatchESPN |
| Tampa Bay Rays at Philadelphia Phillies | Thu., March 29 | 1 p.m. | Berthiaume, Singleton, Parker | ESPN, ESPN Mobile TV |
*Subject to local blackout
ESPN MLB Insider Buster Olney on Spring Training:
“I love the Spring Training optimism. Everybody is working on a new season with fresh hope, thinking that an adjustment like a new pitch or a new element to their swing could be difference-making.” (via ESPNFrontRow.com).
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