The Rays released their 2011 spring training schedule, which includes 15 games at the Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte and eight in the Tampa Bay area, including a split-squad exhibition with the Netherlands National team at their former Al Lang Field home and a spring finale against the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.

The Rays will play the Pirates seven times (including their first three games) and the Blue Jays five (including the March 30 game at the Trop). They play the Yankees and Red Sox four times each; the Orioles, Phillies and Twins three times, the Marlins twice and the Astros once.

Ticket information for the games in Port Charlotte also was released, with individual game tickets going on sale in January. The team is currently accepting $50 deposits for spring season tickets, via www.raysbaseball.com/springtraining or by calling 888-FAN-RAYS, with seat selection in January.

                                                          Season   
                                Single  Season   ticket 
                               Game    Ticket     per-game
Field Box                   $27      $330      $22
Baseline Box             $24      $300      $20
Field Reserved          $22      $285      $19
Baseline Reserved    $19      $255      $17
Berm/Boardwalk*     $10      N/A         N/A
Berm/Boardwalk**   $8        N/A         N/A

*Saturday/Sunday and NYY/BOS games
**Monday-Friday not including NYY/BOS games

Spring training officially opens with a Feb. 16 workout for pitchers and catchers at the Charlotte Sports Park. The Rays open the regular season April 1 at home against Baltimore.

2011 Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training Schedule

DAY DATE      OPPONENT  SITE   TIME

Sat Feb.  26    Pittsburgh Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Sun Feb.  27   @Pittsburgh Bradenton  1:05 p.m.
Mon Feb.  28   Pittsburgh Charlotte Sports park 1:05 p.m.
Tue March  1   @Baltimore Sarasota  1:05 p.m.
Wed March  2  @Toronto  Dunedin   1:05 p.m.
Thu March  3   NY Yankees Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Fri March  4     @Minnesota  Lee County  1:05 p.m.
Sat March  5    Minnesota  Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Sun March  6   @Philadelphia Clearwater  1:05 p.m.
Mon March  7   @Pittsburgh Bradenton  1:05 p.m.
Tue March  8    Toronto  Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Wed March  9  Toronto (ss) Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
                       @Netherlands (ss) St. Petersburg  1:05 p.m.
Thu March 10   Boston  Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Fri March 11     Pittsburgh Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Sat March 12   @Philadelphia Clearwater  1:05 p.m.
Sun March 13   @Toronto  Dunedin   1:05 p.m.
Tue March 15   Florida  Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Wed March 16  @Florida  Jupiter   1:05 p.m.
Thu March 17   @NY Yankees Tampa   7:05 p.m.
Fri March 18     Boston  Charlotte Sports Park 7:05 p.m.
Sat March 19   @Minnesota Lee County  1:05 p.m.
Sun March 20   Baltimore  Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Mon March 21  NY Yankees Charlotte Sports Park 7:05 p.m.
Tue March 22   @Boston  Fort Myers  7:05 p.m.
Wed March 23  Philadelphia Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Thu March 24   @Houston  Kissimmee  1:05 p.m.
Fri March 25     Pittsburgh Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Sat March 26    Baltimore  Charlotte Sports Park 1:05 p.m.
Sun March 27   @Pittsburgh Bradenton  1:05 p.m.
Mon March 28   @NY Yankees Tampa   7:05 p.m.
Tue March 29   @Boston  Fort Myers  1:05 p.m.
Wed March 30  Toronto  Tropicana Field  4:10 p.m.