Spring Training tickets go on sale Saturday
HOUSTON, TX — Individual tickets for 2012 Astros Spring Training home games will be available for purchase by the public on Saturday, January 21, beginning at 9 a.m. CST.
The Astros open the 2012 Grapefruit League season at home on Saturday, March 3 vs. the Washington Nationals at 12:05 p.m. (CEST) at Osceola County Stadium in Kissimmee, FL. This year marks Houston’s 28th season in sunny Kissimmee. Workouts for pitchers and catchers in Kissimmee, which are open to the public at no charge, begin on February 20.
Tickets, which are priced the same as last Spring, can be purchased in several ways: online at www.astros.com; at the Osceola County Stadium box office (home games only); by telephone at (800) 745-3000 and in person at Florida Ticketmaster outlets (home and road games). The box office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (EST) and on all game days.
Osceola County Stadium ticket prices for individual games are: $24 for Dugout Box Seats, $22 for Outfield Box Seats, $20 for Upper Reserved Seats and $15 for Outfield Reserved Seats. Please note that tickets to any of the four premium games (Phillies, Cardinals, Yankees and 3/27 vs. the Tigers) are $3.00 higher per ticket.
PROMOTIONS
The 2012 Spring schedule once again includes giveaways and promotions for fans of all ages. On March 6 vs. the Mets, the first 2,000 fans will receive an Astros Visor, and on March 13 vs. the Phillies, the first 2,000 fans will receive an Astros Drawstring Backpack. Both giveaway items are compliments of Holiday Inn Main Gate East.
Following the three Astros Sunday home games (March 11, 18, 25), the Kids Run the Bases promotion, presented by Gatorland, will give kids the opportunity to run the bases at OCS. The Astros are also offering Value Days for fans on several dates. A ‘2 for $28’ special offer will be available on four dates (March 6, 18, 23, 28) and includes two outfield reserve tickets, two hot dogs and two Coca-Cola fountain drinks for $28. Additionally, the popular ‘All You Can Eat’ promotion is back and will be offered on the following four dates: March 5, 9, 15, 30.
ATTRACTIVE SCHEDULE
The Astros Spring Training schedule includes 15 home dates, with eight of those games landing on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, making it convenient for Houstonians traveling to Florida in March.
Two popular opponents, the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets, will visit Kissimmee on March 5 and 6, respectively, and will be followed by the Toronto Blue Jays (Friday, March 9) and A.L. Central Champion Detroit Tigers (Sunday, March 11). The Astros will then host the five-time defending N.L. East Champion Philadelphia Phillies on March 13 and the Blue Jays again on March 15. The Mets return on Sunday, March 18, followed by the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals (March 20) and the Nationals on Friday, March 23. Another division rival, the Pittsburgh Pirates, will be in Kissimmee on Sunday, March 25, followed by the Tigers (March 27), the Miami (formerly Florida) Marlins (March 28) and the Braves, who return for the second time on Friday, March 30. The Astros wrap up their Spring home schedule by hosting the A.L. East Champion New York Yankees, who will make their one visit of the Spring on Saturday, March 31.
ASTROS TO VISIT CORPUS CHRISTI, HOST WHITE SOX IN HOUSTON
Following their Florida schedule of games, the Astros will fly to Corpus Christi, TX to play an exhibition game vs. their Double A affiliate Corpus Christi Hooks club on Monday, April 2. The Astros will then return to Houston to host the Chicago White Sox for two exhibition games on April 3 and 4 at Minute Maid Park, before opening the 2012 Championship Season at home vs. the Colorado Rockies on Friday, April 6 with a 6:05 p.m. start.
TICKET INFORMATION, SPECIAL OFFERS, PRICES REMAIN SAME
Season tickets for Florida Spring Training games, which are priced the same as they were in 2011, can be purchased now by calling (321) 697-3201. Season ticket prices for all 15 games, which includes free parking, are as follows: $330 for Dugout Box Seats, $300 for Outfield Box Seats, $270 for Upper Reserved Seats and $225 for Outfield Reserved Seats.
Also available for purchase is the “Getaway Weekend Plan,” which includes tickets to all five Saturday and Sunday home games and is priced starting at $90 (includes free parking).