CLEVELAND — While Northeast Ohio is currently covered in snow, the Cleveland Indians will soon be seeing brighter days.
On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced the Spring Training start dates for all 30 of its ballclubs, including the Indians who will report to their team facility in Goodyear, Arizona, on the following dates:
- Wednesday, Feb. 17 (pitchers and catchers)
- Sunday, Feb. 21, (full squad)
From there, Cleveland will kick off its 2021 Spring Training game schedule on Saturday, Feb. 26, against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Indians' entire Spring Training schedule being as follows (home games noted in bold font, "ss" denotes a split-squad game.
- Saturday, Feb. 27 vs. Cincinnati (Goodyear)
- Sunday, Feb. 28 vs. Chicago-NL (Goodyear)
- Monday, March 1 vs. Texas (Surprise)
- Tuesday, March 2 vs. San Diego (Peoria)
- Wednesday, March 3 vs. Arizona (Goodyear)
- Thursday, March 4 vs. Milwaukee (Goodyear)
- Friday, March 5 vs. Chicago-NL (Sloan)
- Saturday, March 6 vs. Seattle (Peoria)
- Sunday, March 7 vs. Colorado (Goodyear) - ss
- Sunday, March 7 vs. Chicago-AL (Glendale) - ss
- Monday, March 8 vs. Los Angeles-NL (Goodyear)
- Tuesday, March 9 vs. Kansas City (Surprise)
- Wednesday, March 10 vs. San Diego (Goodyear)
- Thursday, March 11 vs. Chicago-NL (Sloan)
- Friday, March 12 vs. Texas (Goodyear)
- Saturday, March 13 vs. Los Angeles-AL (Goodyear)
- Sunday, March 14 vs. Colorado (Salt River)
- Monday, March 15 vs. Oakland (Goodyear)
- Tuesday, March 16 vs. San Diego (Goodyear) - ss
- Tuesday, March 16 vs. San Francisco (Scottsdale) - ss
- Wednesday, March 17 vs. Cincinnati (Goodyear)
- Friday, March 19 vs. Los Angeles-AL (Tempe)
- Saturday, March 20 vs. Seattle (Goodyear)
- Sunday, March 21 vs. Arizona (Salt River)
- Monday, March 22 vs. Chicago-AL (Goodyear)
- Tuesday, March 23 vs. San Francisco (Goodyear)
- Wednesday, March 24 vs. Los Angeles-NL (Glendale)
- Thursday, March 25 vs. Milwaukee (Phoenix)
- Friday, March 26 vs. Kansas City (Goodyear)
- Saturday, March 27 vs. Oakland (Mesa)
- Sunday, March 28 vs. Cincinnati (Goodyear)
Earlier this month, the Indians announced that fans won't be permitted to visit their Spring Training facility in Goodyear due to coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols. A fan policy regarding attendance for Spring Training games at Goodyear Ballpark has yet to be announced as the city of Goodyear continues to work with health and safety officials and the MLB on the matter.