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Jan 5, 2009 2:03 pm US/Eastern

O's Spring Training Tickets Go On Sale Saturday

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WJZ) ― Tickets for the Baltimore Orioles' 2009 spring games at Fort Lauderdale Stadium go on sale this Saturday, Jan.10, at 10:00 a.m. Individual tickets for all 19 home games will be available at the Fort Lauderdale Stadium box office as well as by phone and through the Internet.

The Orioles will open their 14th spring training season in Fort Lauderdale with a game against the New York Mets on Wednesday, Feb. 25, the first of 19 home games the club will play as part of their 2009 spring schedule.

Baltimore will face seven different opponents during the '09 spring campaign. They will play the St. Louis Cardinals eight times (four at home, four in Jupiter), including two split squad games on March 13 and 18; the Florida Marlins seven times (four at home, three in Jupiter) and the Mets six times (three at home, three on the road). The Birds will host the Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox twice at Fort Lauderdale Stadium and play each team twice on the road as well. They will face the Tampa Bay Rays once at home during the spring. In preparation for the World Baseball Classic, the Orioles will also face the Dominican Republic WBC team in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, March 4.

The Orioles will play their last 2009 spring training game in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, April 1 against the Florida Marlins. The club will play the Mets in Port St. Lucie on Thursday, April 2 for their last spring training game in Florida.

Following the exhibition season in Florida, the Orioles will play an exhibition game against the Washington Nationals in Norfolk, Va. at Harbor Park on Friday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m. It is the second time in three years the teams will meet at the home of the Norfolk Tides, the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate.  The O's and Nationals will play again the next day, Saturday, April 4, at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The game, scheduled to begin at 6:05 p.m., will conclude the team's spring training schedule. The Orioles' 2009 regular season schedule will begin at Camden Yards on Monday, April 6 against the New York Yankees.

Fans interested in season, multi-game or group ticket plans, or those wishing to receive additional spring training ticket information may call the Orioles spring training office at (954) 776-1921.

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