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MLB Sets 2026 Spring Training First-Workout Dates, Adds WBC Reporting Deadlines

New report-by deadlines accommodate World Baseball Classic participation.

Overview

  • Major League Baseball released first-workout dates for pitchers and catchers and for full squads for all 30 clubs for the 2026 Spring Training.
  • The calendar clusters pitchers and catchers openings between Feb. 10 and 13, with most full-squad first workouts slated for mid-February.
  • To align with the World Baseball Classic, MLB requires pitchers and catchers to report by Feb. 11 and other WBC players by Feb. 12.
  • All listed dates are labeled subject to change, and the league published the information via press release and its official Twitter account.
  • Local reporting applies the framework to team plans, noting the Braves’ Feb. 10 pitchers and catchers workout, a Feb. 15 full-squad start, a reported first Grapefruit game at the RaysCharlotte Sports Park, and a Feb. 22 home opener versus the Twins at CoolToday Park.