Toronto Blue Jays set Spring Training report dates

MLB has Toronto's first official pitchers and catchers workout pegged for February 11, with the first full-squad workout on February 16. Those dates are listed in MLB.com's team-by-team rundown, and they put the Jays right in the league-wide middle.

That February 11 to February 16 runway is always where jobs get won, especially for the last bullpen seats and the bench mix. It also matters more in a World Baseball Classic year, because a handful of regulars can be on a different prep track.

Matheson's note is the extra layer here, the WBC position players are expected to be in camp earlier than the true full-squad date, so the clubhouse rhythm starts building before February 16.

The timing lines up with the wider spring schedule, because MLB has Grapefruit League games opening February 20, and clubs want their timing set before the exhibition and travel ramps up.

The Blue Jays also have a WBC-related checkpoint on the horizon, with a spring game against Team Canada set for March 3 in Dunedin. That's the kind of day that can pull eyes toward roster decisions, even if it's technically just another exhibition.

If you're tracking the Jays, the practical takeaway is simple, February 11 is when the routines become public, and the real competitions start showing themselves. By the time the full group hits the field February 16, you can usually feel which names are trending up.

For fans planning a trip or even just planning their viewing habits, these dates are the first little promise that baseball is about to be noisy again.

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