The Pittsburgh Pirates will be arriving in Bradenton this month for the 2026 Grapefruit League season.
The schedule includes a total of 31 games, 16 of which will be played at LECOM Park.
The Pirates will open up their 2026 spring schedule with a trip to Sarasota to take on Baltimore on Feb. 21.
Pittsburgh’s home opener will be played on Feb. 22 vs. Tampa Bay.
Additional highlights of the 2026 spring training schedule include:
- Feb. 23: The Pirates will host New York for the only time.
- Feb. 28-March 1: The Pirates will make an overnight trip to Florida’s east coast for games against Houston — Feb. 28 — and St. Louis — March 1— marking their first trip to the east coast since playing Washington at Viera’s Space Coast Stadium on March 2, 2006, and their first overnight trip to the East Coast since playing Montréal at Jupiter’s Roger Dean Stadium from March 31-April 1, 2000.
- March 3: The Pirates will host Team Colombia in their fourth all-time matchup against a World Baseball Classic team.
- March 5: The Pirates will welcome St. Louis to Bradenton, marking their first time hosting the Cardinals for a spring training game since March 29, 1998.
- March 17: The Pirates will host Houston in Bradenton for the first time since March 6, 2016.
- March 23: The Pirates will host Atlanta at LECOM Park in the Grapefruit League finale.
In addition to the 31-game spring training schedule, Pittsburgh’s Spring Breakout Game will take place against Detroit on March 20 at LECOM Park.