MLB's announced 2027 spring schedule starts February 19 for all clubs. Schedule announcement.

Start with the experience

For a Red Sox fan considering a spring trip, the first choice is how tightly to build the visit around baseball. One game with room for other plans is a different holiday from following the team every afternoon.

Make a short list of priorities before comparing dates: seeing the home ballpark, exploring another venue, or spending time with friends who follow the club. That makes it easier to reject a cheaper itinerary that does not deliver the day you wanted.

Treat player appearances as uncertain unless the club has specifically announced them. Buying a ticket to a team game should not depend entirely on seeing one particular player. Leave enough flexibility that a changed lineup does not spoil the visit.

Before paying, reopen the official team schedule and the ticket terms. Check the venue as carefully as the date, and distinguish an announced schedule from a ticket that is actually available. Consider the consequences of a changed start time when arranging transport.

Our advice is to plan one comfortable baseball day first. Add more only when the travel between games still leaves time to enjoy them. A packed itinerary can turn a relaxed afternoon at the park into a series of deadlines.

Preview the ballpark before choosing a seat

NESN Digs toured JetBlue Park in March 2026, with Tom Caron joined by Red Sox Florida operations executive Shawn Smith. Their route includes the seating berm, the Green Monster area and the practice fields, then moves into training spaces used by players.

The segment makes the differences from a Fenway visit easier to picture. Smith explains the seating inside the wall and shows the manual scoreboard. The tour also spends time on the back fields, where the organization prepares for the season. The behind-the-scenes access in the program should not be read as a promise that a regular ticket includes those spaces.

Use the video to make questions for your own trip. Does the group prefer a conventional seat or a more relaxed outdoor spot? Is watching practice part of the appeal? Would shade matter more than proximity to the field? Those choices can narrow the search before you compare individual ticket listings.

Because the tour was filmed for the 2026 season, confirm access arrangements and ticket details again for 2027. A familiar building can have different operating plans from one spring to the next. The video is a helpful preview of the setting; the current team information should settle the practical details before you pay.