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Baseball Coming Back to Al Lang Stadium
The 10-game series will have teams from the MLB including the Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves.

The 2012 schedule has been announced for the second annual International Spring Baseball Training series at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg.
The 10-game series, which runs from March 6 to March 18, features the 2011 World Cup Championship team from the Netherlands, Team Canada and St. Petersburg College.Â
Those teams willl be playing MLB squads including the Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays and Atlanta Braves.
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Reservations for season box tickets will be taken beginning December 9. Season tickets will be offered for a limited time for only $80 -- a 36 percent discount off the single game price of $12.50 per game.
Fore more informaiton, call 727-551-3000 or visit stpeteinternationalbaseball.com.Â
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2012 St. Petersburg International Spring Baseball Series
- Tuesday, March 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:05 p.m. Â Â Â Canada vs. Netherlands
- Wednesday, March 7 Â Â 7:05 p.m. Â Â Â Netherlands vs. Team USA (St. Petersburg College)
- Thursday, March 8 Â Â Â Â 1:05 p.m. Â Â Â Netherlands vs. Detroit Tigers
- Friday, March 9 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7:05 p.m. Â Â Â Canada vs. Team USA (St. Petersburg College)
- Saturday, March 10 Â Â Â 5:05 p.m. Â Â Â Netherlands vs. Canada
- Sunday, March 11 Â Â Â Â 1:05 p.m. Â Â Â Canada vs. Philadelphia Phillies
- Monday, March 12 Â Â Â Â Â 1:05 p.m. Â Â Â Netherlands vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Tuesday, March 13 Â Â Â Â 1:05 p.m. Â Â Â Canada vs. Toronto Blue Jays
- Friday, March 16 Â Â Â Â Â 1:05 p.m. Â Â Â Netherlands vs. Atlanta Braves
- Sunday, March 18 Â Â Â Â 1:05 p.m. Â Â Â Netherlands vs. Tampa Bay Rays
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