NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball's spring training schedule will open Feb. 20 with seven games, including the Yankees against Orioles in Sarasota, Florida, and the Cubs against the White Sox at Mesa, Arizona.

The schedule announced Wednesday also includes the Diamondbacks - Rockies , Padres - Mariners and Royals - Rangers on the first day, plus the Red Sox vs. Northeastern University and the Twins vs. the University of Minnesota.

The World Series champion Dodgers start on Feb. 21 against the Angels in Tempe, Arizona.

There will be 14 games on March 3 and 4 in which MLB teams play national teams preparing for the World Baseball Classic. The United States plays against the Giants on March 3 and the Rockies the next day, both at spring training ballparks in S

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