The Seattle Mariners today announced their 2017 Cactus League schedule featuring 20 games at the Peoria Sports Complex. The total of 37 games matches the most in the club's Spring Training history (2009).
 
Because 2017 is a World Baseball Classic year, Spring Training begins a week earlier. The first game, the annual charity game vs. the San Diego Padres, is set for Saturday, February 25. The game will benefit Peoria Unified students through the Emerging Leaders Scholarship program.
Some of the highlights of the Spring Training schedule include:
Cactus League Action
All 14 Cactus League Teams will play in Peoria in 2017, including the Indians (March 8) and Cubs (March 10), Los Angeles Dodgers (March 15) and San Francisco Giants (March 18). The Mariners will meet American League West division rivals a total of nine times: four games against the Texas Rangers, three against the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics twice.
 
The Mariners conclude Spring Training with a pair of games against the Colorado Rockies on Friday, March 31 at 6:40 p.m. at Peoria and on Saturday, April 1 at 12:10 p.m. at Salt River Fields.
 
The Mariners then break camp and travel to Houston to open the 2017 regular season on Monday, April 3 vs. the Astros at Minute Maid Park.
 
The complete Mariners Spring Training schedule is now available on Mariners.com. Information on radio and TV coverage on 710 ESPN Seattle and ROOT SPORTS Northwest will be announced at a later date.
 
World Baseball Classic
The 2017 World Baseball Classic is scheduled for March 7-22, concurrent with Spring Training. North American host cities include Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami and Guadalajara, Mexico. The finals will take place March 20-22 at Dodger Stadium. There will be 16 teams from five continents competing in the fourth edition of the WBC. The 2013 WBC title was won by the Dominican Republic.
 
Spring Training Tickets
A special presale of 2017 Spring Training single-game tickets for Mariners season ticket holders and Mariners.com registered users will take December 3-5.
 
Single-game tickets will be available to all fans, online-only (Mariners.com/Tickets), beginning Saturday, December 10.
The Peoria box office opens on Saturday, January 28.
 
Spring Training Travel
Spring Training Travel packages are now available. A variety of packages include a choice of accommodations, car rental, game tickets, parking and commemorative Mariners Spring Training merchandise. Check Mariners.com/SpringTraining for details on packages and pricing.