For the Cubs, next year is only a little over four months away, and fans will be able to get their first look at Theo Epstein's team beginning in the first week of March 2012. The Cubs' Spring Training schedule has them playing 16 "home" games at their facility in Mesa, Ariz., to go along with 17 road games and two games against a yet to be determined opponent in Las Vegas.

Individual tickets for Cubs Spring Training games will go on sale on Jan. 5 at 10 a.m. CT at www.cubs.com.

Here is the full schedule (all games at 1:05 p.m. MT unless noted otherwise):

March 4-5 vs. Athletics, Mesa

March 6 vs. Rockies, Mesa

March 7  at Royals, Surprise

March 8 vs. Mariners, Mesa

March 9 at White Sox, Glendale

March 10 at Brewers, Maryvale

March 11 at Dodgers, Glendale

March 12 vs. Reds, Mesa

March 13 at Giants, Scottsdal

March 14 vs. Brewers, Mesa

March 15 (ss) vs. Diamondbacks, Mesa; at Rockies, Scottsdale

March 16 vs. Giants, Mesa

March 17 (ss) at Athletics, Phoenix; at Las Vegas (Team TBD)

March 18 (ss) vs. White Sox, Mesa; at Las Vegas (Team TBD)

March 19 at Mariners, Peoria

March 20 (ss) vs. Rangers, Mesa; at Athletics, Phoenix

March 22 at Rangers, Surprise

March 23 at Rockies, Scottsdale

March 24 vs. Padres, Mesa

March 25 at Indians, Goodyear

March 26 (ss) vs. Padres, Mesa; at Diamondbacks, Scottsdale

March 27 at Reds, Goodyear

March 28 vs. Indians, Mesa

March 29 at Padres, Peoria

March 30 vs. Dodgers, Mesa

March 31 vs. Angels, Mesa

April 1 at Angels, Tempe

April 2 at Diamondbacks, Scottsdale

April 3 vs. Brewers, Mesa

(via Muskat Ramblings)

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