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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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