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Orioles To Play Team Spain At Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium

Spring Training exhibition game will be part of the World Baseball Classic.

The Baltimore Orioles announced that their exhibition game on Wednesday, March 6 will be played against Team Spain at 1:05 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium, as opposed to Team Brazil as originally listed.

Season ticket holders at Ed Smith Stadium will receive complimentary tickets as part of their season package to the World Baseball Classic exhibition game, while all single game tickets will go on sale January 26. 

Prices for the WBC exhibition will be $15 for Infield and Lower Box (regularly $24 and $22), $10 for Reserved Grandstand (regularly $18) and $5 for the Left Field Pavilion (regularly $16). 

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The World Baseball Classic is an international tournament, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, featuring some of the best players in the world. More than 1.5 million fans have previously attended the tournament games, held in March 2006 and 2009. The upcoming World Baseball Classic will be played in March 2013 and be held every four years thereafter.

For more information on the World Baseball Classic fans may visitwww.worldbaseballclassic.com. Fans interested in season plans, five-game flex packs or group tickets at Ed Smith Stadium may call 941-893-6300.

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