STADIUM ADDRESS: Los Angeles Dodgers
- Camelback Ranch – Glendale
- 10712 West Camelback Road
- Phoenix, AZ 85037
- (623) 302-5400 – General
DIRECTIONS: Take the Loop 101 (Agua Fria Loop) to the Camelback Road exit and head west. Make a right on 111th St./Ballpark Blvd. into Camelback Ranch – Glendale.
REPORT DATES: Pitchers and catchers report on February 16 and their first workout will be on February 17. Position players report on February 21 and the first full squad workout will be on February 22.
PHOTO DAY: Friday, February 25, 7:00 a.m.
BATTING PRACTICE: Afternoon Games (1:05 p.m. starts):
Dodger BP: Until 11:15 a.m.
Visitor BP: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Visitor Infield: 12:20 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
Dodger Infield: 12:30 p.m.-12:40 p.m.
Night Games (7:05 p.m. starts):
Dodger BP: Until 5:15 p.m.
Visitor BP: 5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
Visitor Infield: 6:20 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Dodger Infield: 6:30 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
CAMELBACK RANCH – GLENDALE: The Dodgers’ early workouts will take place at the team’s field complex at Camelback Ranch – Glendale, which includes six practice fields as well as the stadium.
The award-winning facility, which the Dodgers share with the Chicago White Sox, includes more than 118,000 square feet of Major and Minor League clubhouse space, 13 full baseball fields and three half-fields. The site also features picturesque walking trails, landscaped grounds, an orange grove, two ponds and a lake
2011 SPRING TRAINING NOTES
CAMELBACK RANCH – GLENDALE: 2011 is the third year the Dodgers will play their Spring Training home games at Camelback Ranch – Glendale. In the club’s inaugural season at the award-winning facility in 2009, the Dodgers set a franchise attendance mark by hosting 131,134 fans throughout the season. The average game attendance mark of 9,367 from 2009 is also a franchise record. Last season the Dodgers hosted more than 124,000 fans at Camelback.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES: Following the 2010 season, Camelback Ranch – Glendale received the 2010 Facility of Merit Award from Athletic Business Magazine and the Best of the West Award from WESTMARC, a coalition of West Maricopa County businesses. In 2009, the facility received the Editor’s Choice Award from BallparkDigest.com for “significantly advancing the state of the art for spring training complexes” and the Best of 2009 Award from the Phoenix New Times recognizing CR-G as the “Best Place to See A Spring Training Game, New School.”
2011 SPRING SCHEDULE: The Dodgers will open up Spring Training on February 26 with split squad road games in Tempe against the Angels and Scottsdale against the Giants. The team opens up at home on February 27 when it takes on the Angels the following day. The Dodgers will host 16 home games at Camelback Ranch – Glendale and also play the White Sox as the visiting team twice, on March 20 and March 23.
LAS VEGAS: The Dodgers will play a Spring Training game against the Chicago Cubs at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 13 at 1:05 p.m. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and the Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, will host both clubs at Cashman Field for this exhibition game. The Dodgers will return to Cashman Field for the second straight season and sixth overall appearance (2001-03, 2006, 2010). The Las Vegas 51s were the Triple-A affiliate of the Dodgers for eight seasons (2001-2008).
EXHIBITION GAMES IN LOS ANGELES: The Dodgers will play two exhibition games in Los Angeles before the start of the regular season. The Dodgers will host the Angels at Dodger Stadium on March 28 and the Mariners on March 30. The team will also play the Angel in Anaheim on March 29.
OPENING DAY: The Los Angeles Dodgers will open up the regular season at home on Thursday, March 31 at 5 p.m. against the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers will face their rivals in a four-game series with three games being televised nationally or regionally, including Opening Day on ESPN.
2010 SPRING RESULTS:
Won Lost Tie Pct. Home attn. Home games
11 17 2 .367 124,501 14
MINOR LEAGUE REPORTING DATES: Pitchers and catchers report on March 3 and the first workout is March 5. All others report on March 9 and the first workout is March 11. Minor league early camp begins on February 23
LOS ANGELES DODGERS 2011 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Home or Road (#) |
| Saturday | 2/26 | LAA (ss) | Tempe | 1:05 p.m. | Away (1) |
| 2/26 | SF (ss) | Scottsdale | 1:05 p.m. | Away (2) | |
| Sunday | 2/27 | LAA | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (1) |
| Monday | 2/28 | CWS | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (2) |
| Tuesday | 3/1 | CLE | Goodyear | 1:05 p.m. | Away (3) |
| Wednesday | 3/2 | KC | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (3) |
| Thursday | 3/3 | CIN | Goodyear | 7:05 p.m. | Away (4) |
| Friday | 3/4 | SF (SF ss) | Glendale | 7:05 p.m. | Home (4) |
| Saturday | 3/5 | CIN | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (5) |
| Sunday | 3/6 | CHI (CHI ss) | Mesa | 1:05 p.m. | Away (5) |
| Monday | 3/7 | COL | Talking Stick | 1:05 p.m. | Away (6) |
| Tuesday | 3/8 | MIL | Maryvale | 1:05 p.m. | Away (7) |
| Wednesday | 3/9 | SEA | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (6) |
| Thursday | 3/10 | SD | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (7) |
| Friday | 3/11 | OAK (OAK ss) | Phoenix | 1:05 p.m. | Away (8) |
| Saturday | 3/12 | KC (ss) | Surprise | 1:05 p.m. | Away (9) |
| 3/12 | SF (ss) | Scottsdale | 1:05 p.m. | Away (10) | |
| Sunday | 3/13 | CWS | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (8) |
| 3/13 | CHI | Las Vegas | 1:05 p.m. | Away (11) | |
| Monday | 3/14 | TEX | Surprise | 1:05 p.m. | Away (12) |
| Tuesday | 3/15 | TEX | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (10) |
| Wednesday | 3/16 | OFF DAY | |||
| Thursday | 3/17 | ARI | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (11) |
| Friday | 3/18 | SF | Scottsdale | 1:05 p.m. | Away (13) |
| Saturday | 3/19 | MIL | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (12) |
| Sunday | 3/20 | CWS | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Away (14) |
| Monday | 3/21 | OAK (ss) | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (13) |
| ARI (ss) | Talking Stick | 6:40 p.m. | Away (15) | ||
| Tuesday | 3/22 | CHI | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (14) |
| Wednesday | 3/23 | CWS | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Away (16) |
| Thursday | 3/24 | COL | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (15) |
| Friday | 3/25 | SEA (SEA ss) | Peoria | 7:05 p.m. | Away (17) |
| Saturday | 3/26 | SD | Peoria | 1:05 p.m. | Away (18) |
| Sunday | 3/27 | CLE | Glendale | 1:05 p.m. | Home (16) |
| Monday | 3/28 | LAA | Los Angeles | 7:10 p.m. | Home (17) |
| Tuesday | 3/29 | LAA | Anaheim | 7:05 p.m. | Away (19) |
| Wednesday | 3/30 | SEA | Los Angeles | 7:10 p.m. | Home (18) |
Schedule subject to change; (ss) Denotes split squad game; all times listed are loca
HOW THE 2011 DODGERS WERE BUILT
Manager: Don Mattingly (8)
Bench Coach: Trey Hillman (45); Hitting Coach: Jeff Pentland (41); Pitching Coach: Rick Honeycutt (40);
First Base: Davey Lopes (12); Third Base: Tim Wallach (26); Bullpen Coach: Ken Howell (48); Coach: Manny Mota (11); Major League Hitting Instructor: Dave Hansen (25) Bullpen Catchers: Rob Flippo (85) and Mike Borzello (86)
FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT
No. Player Year Round
58 Chad Billingsley 2003 First
51 Jonathan Broxton 2002 Second
65 Ivan DeJesus 2005 Second
57 Scott Elbert 2004 First
17 A.J. Ellis 2003 18th
64 Javy Guerra 2004 Fourth
27 Matt Kemp 2003 Sixth
22 Clayton Kershaw 2006 First
7 James Loney 2002 First
75 Russ Mitchell 2003 15th
3 Xavier Paul 2003 Fourth
62 Trayvon Robinson 2005 10th
NON-DRAFTED FREE AGENTS
No. Player Date
63 Jamie Hoffmann Sept. 2, 2003
74 Kenley Jansen Nov. 17, 2004
56 Hong-Chih Kuo June 19, 1999
38 Ramon Troncoso June 20, 2002
73 Luis Vasquez Oct. 20, 2003
FREE AGENTS
No. Player Date
28 Rod Barajas Dec. 3, 2010
54 Ronald Belisario Jan. 13, 2009
23 Casey Blake Jan. 22, 2009
14 Jamey Carroll Dec. 18, 2009
15 Rafael Furcal Dec. 20, 2008
21 Jon Garland Nov. 29, 2010
31 Jay Gibbons Nov. 5, 2010
79 Hector Gimenez Nov. 19, 2010
55 Matt Guerrier Dec. 21, 2010
10 Tony Gwynn Jr. Dec. 13, 2010
18 Hiroki Kuroda Nov. 16, 2010
29 Ted Lilly Oct. 31, 2010
76 John Lindsey Dec. 4, 2009
30 Dioner Navarro Dec. 14, 2010
44 Vicente Padilla Dec. 13, 2010
49 Travis Schlichting Oct. 2, 2007
33 Marcus Thames Jan. 19, 2011
5 Juan Uribe Nov. 30, 2010
NON–ROSTER INVITEES
Pos. No. Player
INF 13 Juan Castro
C 77 J.D. Closser
RHP 60 Roman Colon
RHP 78 Rubby De La Rosa
LHP 67 Wilkin De La Rosa
C 61 Damaso Espino
RHP 47 Dana Eveland
INF 70 Dee Gordon
RHP 71 Jon Huber
OF 35 Gabe Kapler
RHP 66 Mike MacDougal
LHP 80 Ron Mahay
INF 6 Aaron Miles
OF 49 Trent Oeltjen
RHP 46 Tim Redding
INF/OF 68 Jerry Sands
INF 72 Justin Sellers
INF/OF 9 Eugenio Velez
RHP 52 Oscar Villarreal
RULE 5 DRAFT
No. Player From Date
37 Carlos Monasterios Philadelphia via New York (NL) Dec. 10, 2009
ACQUIRED VIA TRADE
No. Player From Date With/For
48 John Ely Chicago (AL) Dec. 17, 2009 With Jon Link for Juan Pierre
16 Andre Ethier Oakland Dec. 13, 2005 For Milton Bradley and Antonio Perez
36 Blake Hawksworth St. Louis Nov. 30, 2009 For Ryan Theriot
50 Jon Link Chicago (AL) Dec. 17, 2009 With John Ely for Juan Pierre
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Nice Mark. I can smell the grass now. I mean the grass on the field.
I kind of hope that the Dodgers do make a deal for Michael Young. Then they have a lot of options and could even unload Casey Blake if a team needs a 3b/DH.
Mark, the package just arrived.
Nice write up Mark. As the late Michael Jackson once sang “I’ll be there”. Roger, “the package just arrived?” Code? Same as I got the goods? My dates are March 18, 19, and 20th……….
I’ll be there march 3rd
I’ll be there March 4th &5th! I can’t wait!!
Great tips here Mark, Thanks. My question is: Is it best to go for BP? Then stick around for the game? How do you spring training vets do it? When do you go and what do you do when you get there?
I want to make te most of the trip!
Romo,
I generally like to get there around 9 ish and browse – you want to check out the back (minor league) diamonds and the batting cages. You just never know who you will see. Arrive early – stay late.
Thanks Mark! It is still two weeks away. But it is all I think about, hahaha. It should be fun.
As you know, I live 2 hours from Phoenix, so I will take in some games, but not at Camelback. I refuse to put money in McDipwads’s bank account. I’ll check the schedule and take in a game in Scottsdale.
Great article posted over at MSTI on Kemp’s new diet and apparent new attitude.
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110215&content_id=16648474&vkey=news_la&c_id=la
If he can finally get it together the Dodgers just might have a legit #4 hitter. Still no 2 hole hitter, and still issues at the bottom, but the middle of this order just might be able to keep the Dodgers from being shut-out so often.
Badger,
If you take in a road game, you will still put $$$ in McCourt\’s pockets because the Dodgers get part of the gate receipts. There is also a pretty good chance you have seen the last Dodger game of your life unless you soften your stance. I personally don\’t think McCourt is going away.
I know what you think Mark. You have made that clear. If he stays, then, as John Boner, likes to say “So be it”.
I have seen hundreds of games. I can live without them. Sometimes you just have to draw the line in the sand and say “enough!”
I wonder if Frank McCourt is really any different than most of the other owners. Who really knows?
McCourt should have purchased the Royals, or Pirates, or some other team — but not one of the two or three or four biggest mega marketing expensive teams in the majors. He cannot keep up.
Roger Dodger is right. I just don’t really understand how a guy who could not afford the franchise was allowed to get into it so leveraged. Was it because everyone was fooled by the real estate bubble? This guy was turned down three times in his effort to purchase other franchises – but he gets his hands on the Dodgers?
Mr. Craig…. I am sure other franchise owners are as unlikeable as ours, but for different reasons. None of them would piss on us if we were on fire, but at least they are all uber rich. Our guy has borrowed his way to the top. Now he gets to divide half his ass-ets with his equally invidious ex-wife. The FrankenJamie Freak Show goes on for another year or so.
There will be baseball to watch everywhere I look this year. I will follow the Dodgers like I always do. I can go to Dback games and see all the best teams in the NL. The Inter-League schedule doesn’t look all that interesting to me, maybe the Twins, but, the Phillies, Giants, and Braves all come to town, so I can head down and root against them.