The Phillies spring training schedule for 2027 is set: 16 home games at BayCare Ballpark, from Saturday, Feb. 20 to Monday, March 22. Two pieces are open. The Phillies say on-sale ticket information will be posted at a later date, and MLB.com puts the labor agreement between the league and its players at a Dec. 1 expiration date. So choose the stretch of home dates first, keep the flights and the room changeable, and buy game tickets once the on-sale is posted.
That order matters. A trip locked in before the on-sale and before Dec. 1 leaves the least room to adjust if the plan has to shift. Waiting on every open piece can cost your group the stretch of home dates it wanted. As a general rule, you should settle the dates you care about and keep the expensive parts flexible. That’s the balance.
What’s on the 2027 Phillies Spring Training Schedule?
Spring Training games begin Friday, Feb. 19 with a road game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. The first home game is the Grapefruit League Home Opener on Saturday, Feb. 20 against the Toronto Blue Jays at BayCare Ballpark. The Phillies play 16 of their 30 games at home. The last one is Monday, March 22 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The home slate comes from the Phillies’ 2027 Spring Training release. That release calls 2027 the team’s 81st spring training in Clearwater, Fla.
- Saturday, Feb. 20: Toronto Blue Jays (Grapefruit League Home Opener)
- Sunday, Feb. 21: New York Yankees
- Wednesday, Feb. 24: Detroit Tigers
- Thursday, Feb. 25: Pittsburgh Pirates
- Saturday, Feb. 27: Minnesota Twins
- Wednesday, March 3: New York Yankees
- Friday, March 5: Pittsburgh Pirates
- Saturday, March 6: Toronto Blue Jays
- Monday, March 8: Boston Red Sox
- Wednesday, March 10: New York Yankees
- Friday, March 12: Detroit Tigers
- Sunday, March 14: Atlanta Braves (split-squad game)
- Tuesday, March 16: Toronto Blue Jays
- Wednesday, March 17: Baltimore Orioles (St. Patrick’s Day game)
- Friday, March 19: Tampa Bay Rays
- Monday, March 22: Tampa Bay Rays (final home game)
The regular season opens Thursday, March 25 on the road against the Washington Nationals, and the Home Opener at Citizens Bank Park is Thursday, April 1. The release calls the schedule subject to change, and it says broadcast and on-sale ticket information will be posted at a later date. So confirm each date with the Phillies before you pay for travel.
What Does the Dec. 1 Labor Deadline Mean for Your Trip?
The labor agreement between the league and its players expires on Dec. 1, per MLB.com. The 2027 home dates stand as the Phillies published them. Neither the release nor MLB.com forecasts what comes after that date. So the sensible response is a booking order you control, not shelving the trip.
MLB.com’s offseason storylines describes the collective bargaining agreement as heading toward its Dec. 1 expiration date. Take that as a date on the calendar, not a prediction.
As a general rule, a trip built around an open date like this one should keep the pieces that are hardest to swap, the flights and the room, changeable until both the on-sale and Dec. 1 have passed. Choosing a stretch of home dates costs nothing. So do that part first.
Which Stretch of Home Dates Should You Build Around?
The 16 home dates split into three stretches. Late February has five games, early March has five, and the mid-to-late March run has six. Pick the stretch whose opponents and weekend dates fit your group, then build the flights and the hotel around it. That one call shapes everything else.
| Stretch | Home dates | Opponents | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late February. | Feb. 20, 21, 24, 25 and 27. | Blue Jays, Yankees, Tigers, Pirates and Twins. | The Home Opener is Saturday, Feb. 20, with the Yankees the next day. Three of the five home dates fall on a weekend. |
| Early March. | March 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10. | Yankees twice, Pirates, Blue Jays and Red Sox. | Two Yankees home dates. One weekend date, Saturday, March 6. |
| Mid to late March. | March 12, 14, 16, 17, 19 and 22. | Tigers, Braves split squad, Blue Jays, Orioles and Rays twice. | The St. Patrick’s Day game is Wednesday, March 17. These are the final home games. One weekend date, Sunday, March 14. Shortest gap to the regular season. |
Choose late February if it’s a first spring training trip, or if you have a big group that wants the opening weekend. Three of the five weekend home dates sit in that stretch, and the Home Opener falls on a Saturday. That can be the easiest stretch to sell to a group.
Choose early March if you want a Yankees matchup without the opening-weekend crowd. The Yankees visit twice in that window, and Saturday, March 6 gives you one weekend date to anchor the trip.
Choose mid to late March if you want more home games in one stretch. Six home dates, more than either other stretch. The open items also have more time to settle before you fly.
The tradeoff is simple. The opening weekend carries more weekend dates. The mid-to-late March run carries more games and a longer runway before travel.
Book the Trip in This Order
The order protects the parts that are hard to move. Pick the stretch, then work out how you’d get there, and hold what you can change. The game tickets come last.
- Pick the stretch of home dates your group wants.
- Check which gateway works. Major League Vacations’ Phillies spring training page names Tampa International or St. Pete-Clearwater as the typical gateway.
- Hold flights and a room you can change around that stretch.
- Buy game tickets once the Phillies post the on-sale.
- Recheck the dates before any final payment, because the release calls the schedule subject to change.
Rooms near Florida’s spring training camps can book up early. Read why spring training rooms go early before you wait on a hotel. So a room you can change, held ahead of the on-sale, keeps the rest of the plan simple.
Where a Package Fits
If you’d rather not assemble the trip piece by piece, Major League Vacations describes its Phillies spring training packages as custom Phillies spring training travel with tickets, hotels, airfare, transfers and warm-weather logistics built around BayCare Ballpark.
The same page says Major League Vacations builds each Phillies spring training trip around your dates, seat preferences, hotel style and the number of games you want to include. That lines up with picking a stretch first.
If beach days belong in the plan, you can build a Clearwater beach trip around the ballpark.
Frequently Asked Questions About the 2027 Home Slate
When does Phillies spring training start in 2027?
Spring Training games begin Friday, Feb. 19 with a road game against the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. The first home game follows on Saturday, Feb. 20, when the Phillies host the Toronto Blue Jays at BayCare Ballpark for the Grapefruit League Home Opener. Both dates come from the Phillies’ release, which calls the schedule subject to change.
Where do the Phillies play spring training?
At BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Fla. The Phillies’ release calls 2027 the team’s 81st spring training in Clearwater. Major League Vacations’ Phillies spring training page names Tampa International or St. Pete-Clearwater as the typical gateway for flights. Road games sit elsewhere in Florida, including the Feb. 19 opener against the Tigers in Lakeland, Fla.
When do Phillies spring training tickets go on sale?
The Phillies’ release says broadcast and on-sale ticket information will be posted at a later date. It gives no date, so there’s nothing to plan around until the team posts one. Watch the Phillies’ official channels, and treat any other date you see as unconfirmed. Until then, book the travel you can change and leave the tickets for last.
Does the Dec. 1 labor deadline change the 2027 dates?
MLB.com describes the collective bargaining agreement as heading toward its Dec. 1 expiration date. The Phillies published the 2027 dates and call the schedule subject to change. Neither the release nor MLB.com says the dates have moved. The practical answer is to keep flights and rooms changeable and to confirm the dates with the Phillies before any final payment.
When is the last Phillies home game of spring training?
Monday, March 22 against the Tampa Bay Rays, per the Phillies’ release. The Rays also visit on Friday, March 19, and those are the final spring home games. The Phillies then open the 2027 regular season Thursday, March 25 on the road against the Washington Nationals, and the Home Opener at Citizens Bank Park is Thursday, April 1.
Plan Around the Phillies Spring Training Schedule
Major League Vacations builds custom sports travel packages for fans, families, groups and companies, with ticket, hotel, flight and transfer options.
As a general rule: choose the stretch of home dates, keep the flights and the room changeable through Dec. 1 and the on-sale, then buy the game tickets. The Phillies spring training schedule gives you the fixed part of the plan. Confirm the dates with the Phillies before any final payment, and build the changeable parts around them.
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