2010 Individual
Ticket Prices Red Level Games
(9): Box Seats $17; Reserved $16; Grandstand $10 Gold Level Games
(6): Box Seats $19; Reserved 18; Grandstand $11
Games against the Phillies, Red Sox and Yankees are Gold Level
games. All other games are considered Red Level games. Individual game tickets are currently on sale.
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Pitchers and catchers report on February 17 and
first workout is February 18. Position players report on
February 22 and first full squad workout is February 23.
2010 Pirates Spring Training Schedule
Schedule
subject to change - Home games in all caps - All times local
DAY
DATE
OPPONENT
SITE
TIME
Tues
March 2
STATE COLLEGE OF FLA - MANATEE
BRADENTON
12:05 p.m.
Wed
March 3
New York Yankees
Tampa
1:05 p.m.
Thur
March 4
Atlanta Braves
Lake Buena Vista
1:05 p.m.
Fri
March 5
Baltimore Orioles
Sarasota
7:05 p.m.
Sat
March 6
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Sun
March 7
MINNESOTA TWINS
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Mon
March 8
NEW YORK YANKEES
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Mon
March 8
Tampa Bay Rays
Port Charlotte
1:05 p.m.
Tues
March 9
New York Yankees
Tampa
1:05 p.m.
Wed
March 10
BALTIMORE ORIOLES
BRADENTON
7:05 p.m.
Thur
March 11
TAMPA BAY RAYS
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Fri
March 12
Atlanta Braves
Lake Buena Vista
1:05 p.m.
Sat
March 13
Boston Red Sox
Fort Myers
1:05 p.m.
Sun
March 14
NEW YORK YANKEES
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Mon
March 15
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Tues
March 16
Off Day
Wed
March 17
DETROIT TIGERS
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Thur
March 18
Minnesota Twins
Fort Myers
1:05 p.m.
Fri
March 19
BOSTON RED SOX
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Sat
March 20
Baltimore Orioles
Sarasota
1:05 p.m.
Sun
March 21
TAMPA BAY RAYS
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Mon
March 22
Off Day
Tues
March 23
HOUSTON ASTROS
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Wed
March 24
BOSTON RED SOX
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Thur
March 25
ATLANTA BRAVES
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Fri
March 26
Houston Astros
Kissimmee
1:05 p.m.
Sat
March 27
TORONTO BLUE JAYS
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Sun
March 28
Tampa Bay Rays
Port Charlotte
1:05 p.m.
Sun
March 28
Philadelphia Phillies
Clearwater
1:05 p.m.
Mon
March 29
HOUSTON ASTROS
BRADENTON
1:05 p.m.
Tues
March 30
Minnesota Twins
Fort Myers
1:05 p.m.
Wed
March 31
Detroit Tigers
Lakeland
1:05 p.m.
Thur
April 1
Philadelphia Phillies
Clearwater
1:05 p.m.
Directions to McKechnie Field From St. Petersburg -- Go over Skyway Bridge to Exit 2 (19 South); continue
on 41 South (Bradenton/Sarasota); make right turn on 17th Avenue West to
park.
From Sarasota -- Take Route 41 north to 17th Avenue
West; make right and continue to park.
From north or south on I-75 -- Exit 220 at Route 64; go
west on Route 64 to Ninth Street West; turn left to stadium.
Stadium Information
Parking: Neighborhood parking, prices vary
Stadium built in 1923 and renovated in 1992
Dimensions: 335 feet right and left field lines and 400 feet to center
Seating Capacity: 6,562
Pirates 42nd Spring Training at this location.
Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Location History
1918 Jacksonville
1947 Miami Beach
1954 Fort Pierce
1955-68 Fort Myers (Terry Park)
1969-2010 Bradenton (McKechnie Field)
Attending a Game at McKechnie Field
Bradenton’s McKechnie Field, built in 1922, is one of the oldest spring
training stadiums in Florida’s Grapefruit League. McKechnie Field has
been home to spring training baseball since 1923.
The ballpark’s current tenant, the Pittsburgh Pirates, have called
McKechnie Field home since 1969. The Pirates and Bradenton celebrated
their 40th anniversary together during the 2008 spring
training season, which included an agreement between the City of
Bradenton and the Pirates to continue this partnership for another 30
years.
Renovations prior to the 2008 spring training season included a new
visitor’s clubhouse, a new press lounge and lights. McKechnie Field
hosted its first night game in history on March 19.
Improvements also included
a renovation of Pirate City, the team’s southern headquarters, with new
offices, player dormitories and a fifth practice field.
This marked McKechnie Field’s second major renovation. In 1993, the
Spanish mission-style ballpark was renovated with careful attention to
preserving the intimate, old -time atmosphere that led USA Today to dub
it the “Fenway Park” of spring training stadiums.
McKechnie Field is located at 1611 Ninth Street West near bustling
downtown Bradenton, home to the South Florida Museum, Manatee Players
Theatre, ArtCenter Manatee and more. The ballpark sits directly east of
the nationally-acclaimed Village of the Arts, a growing neighborhood of
galleries and studios where artists and artisans of various types create
and sell their wares.
Members of the Grapefruit League and the Pittsburgh Pirates have
experienced escalating attendance each year since 2003 thanks to the
cozy, close-to-the-action atmosphere McKechnie Field offers. About
one-third of the 6,602 seats are covered by an overhang, but every seat
provides an open view to the action.
Ticket prices at McKechnie Field have perennially been one of the lowest
in the Grapefruit League. For regularly priced games, grandstand tickets
can be had for $10 while premium” box seats cost $19.
McKechnie Field is named after Pittsburgh native, former Bradenton
resident and Hall of Fame manager Bill McKechnie.
Pirates Spring Training Attendance (2000-2009)
.
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Total Attendance
60,718
50,612
59,348
64,064
73,233
68,562
79,542
81,967
81,067
87,195
Number of Games
13
11
14
14
16
14
16
16
15
19
Average Attendance
4,671
4,601
4,239
4,271
4,577
4,897
4,971
4,940
5,404
4,589
Area Information
Bradenton Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, (941) 729-9177 or
www.flagulfislands.com
Other nearby Spring Training sites Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, Home of the
Baltimore Orioles - 13 miles to the South Bright House Field,
Clearwater, Home of the Philadelphia
Phillies - 43 miles to the North Steinbrenner Field,
Tampa, Home of the New York Yankees, 46 miles to the North Dunedin Stadium,
Dunedin, Home of the Toronto Blue Jays, 50 miles
to the North Charlotte Sports Park,
Port Charlotte, Home of the Tampa Bay Rays - 50 miles to the South Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Home of the Detroit Tigers,
68 miles to the Northeast
