Spring Training Tickets Starting to Go on Sale

Spring training tickets are starting to go on sale for the Tampa Bay Rays and other teams in Florida's Grapefruit League. 

The Rays haven't specified an on-sale date yet, but according to MLB.com, single-game tickets will go on sale in mid-January. Tickets for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies, all of whom play their home game in the Tampa Bay area, are already on sale.

Spring training, which begins in March, will be the first chance for fans to see the Rays' offseason acquisitions: 

• DH Luke Scott
• P Fernando Rodney
• P Josh Lueke
• P Burke Badenhop 
• C Jose Molina

The Rays' spring schedule includes matchups against American League rival the New York Yankees on Wednesday, March 7 in Tampa and against National League power the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, March 29 in Clearwater. The spring schedule also includes home games against both of those teams, as well as four games against the Boston Red Sox.

Here's the on-sale schedule for all Grapefruit League teams, from MLB.com:

• Atlanta Braves, Lake Buena Vista: On sale now
• Baltimore Orioles, Sarasota: 10 a.m. Jan. 28 (Where to eat | Where to stay)
• Boston Red Sox, Fort Myers: On sale now
• Detroit Tigers, Lakeland: On sale now 
• New York Mets, Port St. Lucie: 10 a.m. Saturday
• New York Yankees, Tampa: On sale now (Where to eat | Where to stay)
• Houston Astros, Kissimmee: Jan. 21
• Philadelphia Phillies, Clearwater: 9 a.m. Thursday ( | Where to stay)
• Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton: 10 a.m. Jan. 21 (Where to eat | Where to stay)
• Tampa Bay Rays, Charlotte County: 10 a.m. Friday
• Toronto Blue Jays, Dunedin: On sale now ( | Where to stay)
• Washington Nationals, Viera: 10 a.m. Jan. 28

On-sale dates for the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals, who both play in Jupiter, haven't been announced.

The Rays open the regular season against the Yankees on Friday, April 6 at  in St. Petersburg.