TORONTO -- A busy offseason lies ahead, but the countdown to Spring Training is on as the Blue Jays announced their 16-game home Grapefruit League schedule and their Montreal exhibition games for April 1-2 on Monday afternoon.
The Blue Jays will open their spring schedule by hosting the Phillies on March 2 at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. Each American League East rival will make at least one trip to the Blue Jays' spring home in Dunedin, Fla., and Toronto's preparation for the 2016 season concludes with a two-game exhibition series in Montreal against the Red Sox.
New York and Baltimore are scheduled for two games in Dunedin, while Boston and Tampa Bay each have one.