Preliminary 2020 Cardinals Spring Training Broadcast Schedule

Note: Multiple updates made to the Cardinals spring television schedules since this article was originally published can be found here:

Cardinals Announce 2020 Spring TV and Radio Schedule

Every spring, one of my self-assigned and enjoyable tasks is to scan the broadcast schedules of the St. Louis Cardinals’ spring training opponents as they are announced to create something that is not available in one place anywhere else.

What follows is a list of all known Cardinals spring television games, whether the broadcast originates from the Cardinals side, from their opponents or via a national network. After all, if you are like me, following the long winter, you have a thirst to watch any St. Louis Cardinals action, no matter who is at the mike.

I am out ahead of the game this year, as the Cardinals’ spring television schedule has not yet been jointly announced by the team and FOX Sports Midwest. KMOX Radio has also not yet disclosed its slate of games from Florida. Last year, they broadcast 19 contests.

Yet, since we are just three weeks until the Grapefruit League opener, it is time to get preliminary information out there.

So far, three St. Louis’ spring opponents’ television schedules are known and two have announced radio plans.

Specifically, among the Marlins, Braves and Astros, we already know that seven Cardinals games will be televised. This includes four shared feed games between FOX Sports Florida and Midwest plus three unique telecasts. The latter include two against Houston on ATT Sportsnet Southwest – on February 26 and March 16 – and one versus Atlanta on FOX Sports Southeast on March 19.

Of course, this list will be updated – probably doubling the number of TV games – once FSM as well as the Mets, Nationals, Twins and Red Sox disclose their Grapefruit League plans.

For reference, FOX Sports Midwest, the television home of the Cardinals, covered 15 spring training games in both 2018 and 2019 – roughly half of the schedule – so there is still plenty more to come. The Cardinals made their joint FSM and KMOX announcement last year on January 31.

On the national front, there is more to come, as well. ESPN’s early spring schedule has not yet been released. MLB Network will certainly add a number of contests, but generally, they are team feeds. MLB Network games are often telecast on a delayed basis, which can be valuable if you miss a game live and watch to catch up later on.

Day	Date	Opponent	Location	Time	StL TV	Other TV	Audio
Sat	22 Feb	New York Mets	Jupiter	1:05
Sun	23 Feb	at New York Mets	Pt. St. Lucie	1:10			WCBS
Mon	24 Feb	at Miami Marlins	Jupiter**	1:05	FS Midwest	FS Florida
Tue	25 Feb	Wash. Nationals	Jupiter	1:05
Wed	26 Feb	Miami Marlins	Jupiter	1:05
		at Houston Astros	West Palm	1:05		ATT Snet SW
Thu	27 Feb	at Atlanta Braves	North Port	1:05
Fri	28 Feb	at New York Mets	Pt St. Lucie	1:10
Sat	29 Feb	Wash. Nationals	Jupiter	1:05
Sun	01 Mar	at Houston Astros	West Palm	1:05
Mon	02 Mar	Minnesota Twins	Jupiter	1:05
Tue	03 Mar	Houston Astros	Jupiter	1:05
Wed	04 Mar	at New York Mets	Pt. St. Lucie	1:10
Thu	05 Mar	New York Mets	Jupiter	1:05
		at Wash. Nationals	West Palm	6:05
Fri	06 Mar	OPEN DATE
Sat	07 Mar	Houston Astros	Jupiter	1:05
Sun	08 Mar	Miami Marlins	Jupiter	1:05	FS Midwest	FS Florida
Mon	09 Mar	at Minnesota Twins	Fort Myers	1:05
Tue	10 Mar	at Boston Red Sox	Fort Myers	1:05
Wed	11 Mar	at New York Mets	Pt. St. Lucie	1:10
Thu	12 Mar	Miami Marlins	Jupiter	1:05	FS Midwest	FS Florida
Fri	13 Mar	Houston Astros	Jupiter	1:05
Sat	14 Mar	at Miami Marlins	Jupiter**	1:05	FS Midwest	FS Florida
Sun	15 Mar	Boston Red Sox	Jupiter	1:05
Mon	16 Mar	at Houston Astros	West Palm	1:05		ATT Snet SW
Tue	17 Mar	OPEN DATE
Wed	18 Mar	Miami Marlins	Jupiter	1:05
Thu	19 Mar	Atlanta Braves	Jupiter	1:05		FS Southeast	WIFN
Fri	20 Mar	New York Mets	Jupiter	6:05
Sat	21 Mar	at Miami Marlins	Jupiter**	7:05
Sun	22 Mar	at Wash. Nationals	West Palm	1:05
Mon	23 Mar	at Texas Rangers	Arlington, TX	7:05

** Cardinals are “away” team at Roger Dean
(Times are local – ET for Florida and CT in Texas)

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