St. Petersburg International Baseball Opens March 24

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The official start of the seventh season of St. Petersburg International Baseball opens with Team Canada facing the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, March 24 at Walter Fuller Baseball Complex, 7901 30th Ave N. Game times at Walter Fuller are all 1:05 p.m.

This season marks the second official season of an international spring training league, featuring players from three continents and 12 countries, including Australia, Belarus, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Spain.

International teams will play MLB prospect squads from the Rays, Blue Jays, Phillies, Tigers and Braves. Mayor Rick Kriseman will throw the first pitch on March 24.

Tickets to Walter Fuller games are $10 each and are available one hour prior to game time at the box office. Group tickets and local partner packages are available.

All games at Huggins-Stengel Field, 1320 5th St N., are free to the public. Free parking is available. Gates open one hour prior to game time.

The complete schedule is below:

• Friday, March 24 Walter Fuller Park 1:05 p.m. Canada vs. Tampa Bay*
• Monday, March 27 Walter Fuller Park 1:05 p.m. Canada vs. Detroit*
• Tuesday, March 28 Walter Fuller Park 1:05 p.m. Canada vs. Atlanta*
• Wednesday, March 29 Walter Fuller Park 1:05 p.m. Canada vs. Philadelphia*
• Thursday, March 30 Walter Fuller Park 1:05 p.m. Canada vs. Toronto*
• Thursday, April 13 Huggins-Stengel Field 1:30 p.m. Puerto Rico vs. World All-Stars
• Saturday, April 15 Huggins-Stengel Field 1:05 p.m. Puerto Rico vs. World All-Stars

*Prospect Teams

RadioStPete will provide full, live play-by-play broadcasts from Walter Fuller Park. The station is available online at www.RadioStPete.com or the Tunein App.

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