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While the Nationals continue to make plans for new president of baseball operations Paul Toboni to formally introduce new manager Blake Butera, we now know how the two young heads will begin their journey together in the spring.
The Nats, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, announced their 2026 spring training schedule, during which we’ll get the first game action of the first team Toboni assembles and Butera puts through his first big league camp.
Grapefruit League play for the Nats will open on Saturday, Feb. 21 with a split squad traveling to Jupiter, Fla., to face the Cardinals while another group stays back in West Palm Beach, Fla., to open the CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches schedule with their co-tenant Astros.
The Nats will then welcome a rare cross-state trip from the National League East rival Phillies on Monday, Feb. 23 before making their own trip to Florida’s Gulf Coast to face the Yankees and Phillies on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 25-26. The Nats welcome the Yankees to West Palm on Saturday, March 7.
Another fun wrinkle in next year’s spring calendar is an exhibition game against Team Venezuela in West Palm on Wednesday, March 4 ahead of the World Baseball Classic.
