{"id":66440,"date":"2024-02-08T08:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=66440"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:31:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:31:24","slug":"mlb-announces-spring-breakout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/02\/08\/mlb-announces-spring-breakout\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Announces Spring Breakout Prospect Showcase for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For years, if you wanted to see a team&#8217;s top prospects in action during Spring Training, you only had two options. You could watch team workouts from the backfield or wait until the later innings of a game when the starters are pulled. This year, the MLB is giving fans another way to watch the league\u2019s top prospects with the inaugural Spring Breakout.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/spring-training\/spring-breakout\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLB Spring Breakout<\/a> will be a four-day event showcasing each team&#8217;s top prospects and minor league stars. The inaugural event will take place during Spring Training from March 14th to 17th at Grapefruit and Cactus League stadiums. Spring Breakout will feature 16 exhibition games played between teams of the top 20-25 prospects from each MLB organization. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During Spring Breakout, 28 teams will play one exhibition, while one Arizona team and one Florida team play two games. This ensures that each of the 30 MLB clubs play at least one seven-inning exhibition.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2024 MLB Spring Breakout Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Cactus League Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>March 14th<\/h4>\n<p>Cincinnati Reds at Texas Rangers<\/p>\n<h4>March 15th<\/h4>\n<p>Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics<\/p>\n<p>San Diego Padres at Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n<h4>March 16th<\/h4>\n<p>Cleveland Guardians at Cincinnati Reds<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels<\/p>\n<h4>March 17th<\/h4>\n<p>Milwaukee Brewers at Kansas City Royals<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grapefruit League Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>March 14th &#8211; Baltimore Orioles at Pittsburgh Pirates<\/p>\n<h4><strong>March 15th <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Washington Nationals at New York Mets<\/p>\n<p>Miami Marlins at St. Louis Cardinals<\/p>\n<h4>March 16th<\/h4>\n<p>Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Phillies at Detroit Tigers<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Rays at Minnesota Twins<\/p>\n<p>Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees<\/p>\n<h4>March 17th<\/h4>\n<p>Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals<\/p>\n<p>The MLB Spring Breakout will provide top prospects with more opportunities to showcase their talents, and the exhibition adds another element to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/02\/02\/2024-mlb-spring-training-info\/\" target=\"_self\">Spring Training<\/a> experience. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to meet baseball&#8217;s future stars and get autographs. Spring Breakout will also highlight some of the many on-field initiatives that are in place in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Rob Schumacher\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; For years, if you wanted to see a team&#8217;s top prospects in action during Spring Training, you only had two options. You could watch team workouts from the backfield or wait until the later innings of a game when the starters are pulled. 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