Major League players, plus players from 12 countries, will participate.

ST. PETERSBURG — The official start of the seventh season of St. Petersburg International Baseball opens with Team Canada facing the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday (March 24) at Walter Fuller Baseball Complex, 7901 30th Ave N.

Game times at Walter Fuller are all 1:05 p.m. This season will also serve as the second official season of an international spring training league, featuring players from 12 countries, including Australia, Belarus, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Spain, and three continents. International teams will play MLB prospect squads from the Rays, Blue Jays, Phillies, Tigers and Braves.

Tickets to Walter Fuller games are $10 each and are available one hour prior to game time at the box office. Group tickets and local partner packages are available. All games at Huggins-Stengel Field, 1320 5th St N., are free to the public. Free parking is available. Gates open one hour prior to game time.

The complete schedule:

Friday (March 24) Walter Fuller Park, 1:05 p.m.Canada vs. Tampa Bay*
Monday (March 27) Walter Fuller Park, 1:05 p.m.Canada vs. Detroit*
Tuesday (March 28) Walter Fuller Park, 1:05 p.m., Canada vs. Atlanta*
Wednesday (March 29) Walter Fuller Park, 1:05 p.m., Canada vs. Philadelphia*
Thursday (March 30) Walter Fuller Park, 1:05 p.m., Canada vs. Toronto*
Thursday (April 13) Huggins-Stengel Field, 1:30 p.m., Puerto Rico vs. World All-Stars
Saturday (April 15) Huggins-Stengel Field, 1:05 p.m.,  Puerto Rico vs. World All-Stars

*Prospect Teams

RadioStPete will provide full, live play-by-play broadcasts from Walter Fuller Park. The station is available online at RadioStPete.com, RadioStPete or the Tunein App.

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