CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians may still be in the midst of their 2020 season. But it's never too early to look ahead to 2021.
On Thursday, Major League Baseball unveiled its 2021 Spring Training schedule, which includes 31 games for the Indians, who will be making their return to Arizona's Cactus League. Of the Indians' 31 Spring Training games, 15 will be considered home games at Goodyear Park in Goodyear, Arizona, while Cleveland will play 16 away games, including two games against the Cincinnati Reds, who also share Goodyear Park as their home Spring Training stadium.
The Indians' 2021 Spring Training slate will begin on Feb. 27, 2021, when they face the Reds as the away team at Goodyear Park.
The entirety of the Indians' 2021 Spring Training schedule can be found below (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)
The Indians will kick off their 2021 regular season on April 1 on the road against the Detroit Tigers.