Posted by Alex Speier

The Boston Red Sox today announced that tickets for all 2009 spring training home games at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers , Florida will go on sale on Saturday, December 6.  The club also released its 37-game spring schedule, which includes 18 games at City of Palms Park.

Tickets will also be available beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 6 at the City of Palms Park box office, on www.redsox.com, or by calling 877-REDSOX9.  Handicap accessible seating is also available by calling 877-REDSOX9.

Boston will open the spring schedule on Wednesday, February 25 with split squad games, hosting Boston College at 1:05 p.m. at City of Palms Park and traveling across Fort Myers to take on the Minnesota Twins at Hammond Stadium at 7:05 p.m.

The Red Sox will square off against the Mayor’s Cup rival Minnesota Twins five times, twice at City of Palms Park including a 1:05 p.m. start on St. Patrick’s Day.  Boston will meet the Tampa Bay Rays in a 2008 ALCS rematch for four games, two at the Rays new spring training home, Charlotte Sports Park in Port Charlotte.  The club will face the New York Yankees twice this spring, March 13 in Fort Myers and at Legends Field in Tampa on March 24, both 7:05 p.m. starts.  Additionally, Boston will host Team Puerto Rico in a World Baseball Classic exhibition game on Thursday, March 5 beginning at 12:05 p.m.

2009 tickets will remain at the 2008 prices, part of Red Sox ownership’s 2009 ticket price freeze.  This will mark the third time in four years that ticket prices for games at City of Palms Park have remained unchanged.

Tickets for the Boston College and Northeastern University games will be half price.

The City of Palms Park box office will be open Saturday, December 6 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 7 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.  Beginning Monday, December 8, the Fort Myers box office and the Red Sox Team Store at City of Palms Park will be open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, with the exception of December 27-28 when both will be closed.

The Red Sox have sold out every Grapefruit League game at City of Palms Park since March 16, 2003, including 11 dates in 2008, increasing the club’s Grapefruit League sellout streak to 73 home games.

The Red Sox have trained at Fort Myers since 1993.

Prior to the start of the exhibition season, Red Sox will hold workouts at the organization’s Player Development Complex, which is located at 4301 Edison Avenue in Fort Myers . Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report on Thursday, February 12 and will work out for the first time on Saturday, February 14.  Infielders and outfielders report on Monday, February 16 with the first full squad workout on Wednesday, February 18. All workouts are open to the public free of charge and shuttle buses are provided from City of Palms Park at $2.00 per person.