The Cubs announced their 2016 Spring Training schedule, which begins on Thursday, March 3 against the Milwaukee Brewers in Maryvale.
The Cubs play their Sloan Park home opener on Friday, March 4 against the Los Angeles Angels. The club’s 31-game schedule includes 14 games at Sloan Park and 17 road games.
The Cubs and White Sox play twice next spring … Saturday, March 12 in Mesa and Friday, March 18 in Glendale. The Cubs conclude Cactus League play on Wednesday, March 30 vs. the Colorado Rockies at Sloan Park.
The Cubs will conclude Spring Training with their annual trip to Las Vegas to play the New York Mets March 31-April 1 and play one final tune-up against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, April 3 at Angel Stadium.
The Cubs trip to Las Vegas during Spring Training marks the 12th season in a row the team has played exhibition games at Cashman Field.
The Cubs have not announced a reporting date for pitchers and catchers or position players.
Individual game tickets for the 2016 Chicago Cubs home spring training games at Sloan Park will go on sale Saturday, Jan. 9 at 11:00am CST at the Sloan Park ticket office, on www.cubs.com or by calling 1-800-THE-CUBS. For season ticket and group ticket information, please visit www.sloanpark.com or call 1-800-THE-CUBS.
Fans may direct ticket and additional spring training questions to mesa@cubs.com. For continuously updated information and to take a virtual tour of Sloan Park, please visit www.sloanpark.com.
The Cubs Spring Training schedule for 2016 is subject to change. Game times will be determined at a later date. Cubs split squad games are denoted with an (ss).