Overview
- The Yankees open Grapefruit League play on Feb. 20 at the Orioles in Sarasota, with top pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez starting and Austin Wells, Jazz Chisholm Jr., José Caballero and Amed Rosario slated to play (Gotham Sports).
- Aaron Judge is set to appear in four or five of New York’s first nine games before heading to Team USA around March 1, with his spring debut scheduled for Feb. 21 against the Tigers.
- The Cubs begin their Cactus League slate on Feb. 20, hosting the White Sox at Sloan Park at 2:05 p.m. CT, with Jameson Taillon starting and Seiya Suzuki in the lineup; the game airs on MLB.TV, Marquee and 104.3 FM.
- The 2026 World Baseball Classic runs March 4–17 with 47 games across Tokyo, San Juan, Miami and Houston, featuring star-laden rosters including Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and U.S. captain Aaron Judge; U.S. broadcasts are on Fox/FS1/FS2 with streaming on the Fox Sports app and Tubi.
- Teams have exhibition games against national squads on March 3 (Yankees vs. Panama, Cubs vs. Italy) and the Spring Breakout prospect showcase on March 21 is on both clubs’ calendars.