The 2018 spring training will be a little different in terms of schedule and pace compared to the excruciatingly interminable spring training of a year ago. Thanks a lot, World Baseball Classic.
With March 29 slated as the opening day of the regular season for every team in MLB, this spring training will be more condensed.
For the Mariners, pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 14 with their first workout the following day. Position players report on Feb. 19 with the first full squad workout the next day. Cactus League play begins on Feb. 23., meaning there will just be three full-squad workouts before games begin.