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If you\u2019ve eaten your vitamin A, you might actually be able to see how close the start of New York Mets spring training is. Some important dates are now known. Here\u2019s the skinny on what the next few weeks will look like as we inch closer to Opening Day.<\/p>\n
The first sign of spring\u2019s arrival is the report date for pitchers and catchers. Monday, February 10, is the date when we\u2019ll first see every pitcher and catcher required to show up to St. Lucie. It\u2019s not unusual for them to get there early. Even position players will be spotted at the training facilities although they aren\u2019t required to show up quite as early. The timing couldn\u2019t be more perfect as it\u2019s the day after the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n
The first pitchers and catchers workout will take place two days later on February 12.<\/p>\n
A week after pitchers and catchers, the entire roster will be required to attend the team\u2019s first squad workout. Monday February 17, is President\u2019s Day. For everyone invited to Mets camp it\u2019ll feel more like\u2014here comes a lame dad joke\u2014Presence Day! Oye.<\/p>\n
The following Saturday is when the first Mets spring training game will take place. They\u2019ll play host to their Opening Day opponent, the Houston Astros. February 22 will be the official return of 9-inning Mets baseball against a team in a different uniform. We\u2019ll get a pitching matchup between some guy you\u2019ve never heard of and a 31-year-old journeyman you swore was out of the league years ago.<\/p>\n
Less than a month remains between now and when the satisfying sounds of baseballs hitting catchers mitts. Plenty of roster moves left to make, spring training battle debates, and some hot takes about who\u2019ll do what in the coming season will lead the discussion soon enough.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve eaten your vitamin A, you might actually be able to see how close the start of New York Mets spring training is. Some important dates are now known. H<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n