With just 44 days until Opening Day, MLB Network today released its comprehensive schedule for 2018 Spring Training presented by Camping World, featuring nearly 200 games starting next Friday, February 23 with the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros against the Washington Nationals live at 1:00 p.m. ET. The complete schedule of MLB Network's 2018 Spring Training game telecasts presented by Best Western Hotels & Resorts can be viewed here*.
The tenth season of MLB Network's Spring Training series 30 Clubs in 30 Days presented by Camping World returns from Thursday, February 22 through Sunday, March 25 to bring viewers comprehensive coverage from camps across Arizona and Florida in daily installments on MLB Tonight and in content across MLB Network's Facebook, Instagram and Twitter platforms. Analysts Sean Casey, Mark DeRosa, Al Leiter, Kevin Millar, Carlos Peña, Dan Plesac, Harold Reynolds and Hall of Famer John Smoltz will join hosts Greg Amsinger, Scott Braun, Fran Charles, Robert Flores and Brian Kenny at each camp to conduct on-field demonstrations and interviews with players, managers and coaches, and provide previews and predictions for the 2018 season. MLBPipeline.com prospect experts Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum will join 30 Clubs in 30 Days throughout Spring Training to discuss each club's farm systems and take a close look at top prospects. The complete 30 Clubs in 30 Days presented by Camping World schedule is available here.
Beginning tomorrow at 9:00 p.m. ET, MLB Network will reveal its annual ranking of the best players in the game on Top 100 Players Right Now!, a six-part series across three consecutive nights featuring the first-ever live announcement of the top-10 players this Friday at 10:00 p.m. ET. MLB Network's Greg Amsinger, Ron Darling and Bill Ripken will count down the top players based on player performance over the past several seasons with an emphasis on 2017 and projected 2018 performance. Base-running, defensive value and award finishes are all taken into account when evaluating players, including ones returning from injury. To complement each episode, MLB Network will create exclusive bonus content via its social media platforms, including preview and recap segments with Amsinger, Darling and Ripken, and incorporating fan feedback in the live final episode.
Content televised during 30 Clubs in 30 Days presented by Camping World on MLB Tonight will be made available through video on demand with distributors nationwide, including Charter/Spectrum, Comcast, Optimum/Cablevision and Verizon Fios, as well as at MLBNetwork.com/30Clubs30Days.