The New York Mets have released their 2014 spring training schedule, opening the Spring Training Grapefruit League season on Friday, February 28 at 1:10 p.m. against the Washington Nationals. The Mets are scheduled to play 33 games, with 14 home games taking place at Tradition Field.
The schedule, according to the official release is as follows:
2014 METS SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE
Day Team Location Time Fri. Feb. 28 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Sat. March 1 Miami Marlins Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Sun. March 2 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m. Mon., March 3 Atlanta Braves Disney 1:05 p.m. Tue., March 4 Houston Astros Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Wed., March 5 Miami Marlins (SS) Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Wed., March 5 Washington Nationals (SS) Viera 1:05 p.m. Thurs., March 6 Houston Astros Kissimmee 1:05 p.m. Fri., March 7 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Sat., March 8 Detroit Tigers Lakeland 1:05 p.m. Sun., March 9 Atlanta Braves Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Mon., March 10 Miami Marlins Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Tue., March 11 St. Louis Cardinals Jupiter 1:05 p.m. Wed., March 12 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Thurs., March 13 Washington Nationals Viera 1:05 p.m. Fri., March 14 Miami Marlins Jupiter 7:05 p.m. Sat., March 15 Minnesota Twins (SS) Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Sat., March 15 Chicago Cubs (SS) Las Vegas, NV TBA Sun., March 16 St. Louis Cardinals (SS) Jupiter 1:05 p.m. Sun., March 16 Chicago Cubs (SS) Las Vegas, NV TBA Mon., March 17 Miami Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m. Tue., March 18 Detroit Tigers Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Wed, March 19 OFF Thurs., March 20 Atlanta Braves Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Fri,, March 21 Minnesota Twins Fort Myers 1:05 p.m. Sat., March 22 Miami Marlins Jupiter 1:05 p.m. Sun,, March 23 Washington Nationals (SS) Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Sun., March 16 Atlanta Braves (SS) Disney 1:05 p.m. Mon., March 24 St. Louis Cardinals Port St. Lucie 1:10 p.m. Tue., March 25 Washington Nationals Viera 1:05 p.m. Wed., March 26 Houston Astros Kissimmee 6:05 p.m. Thurs., March 27 Washington Nationals Port St. Lucie 12:10 p.m. Fri., March 28 Toronto Blue Jays Montreal 7:05 p.m. Sat., March 29 Toronto Blue Jays Montreal 1:05 p.m.
The New York media is already weighing in on the layout of the schedule.
Sixteen of #Mets' 33 spring-training games will be against division opponents — still too many, but fewer than recent years.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) November 18, 2013
The Mets begin the 2014 season on Monday, March 31 against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field.