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They're not as common as they used to be, but Major League teams still host college teams each spring for exhibition games at their winter homes. Nowadays, these and other non-traditional spring training games are played exclusively in Grapefruit League ballparks. This page lists the results of those recent contests.
2011 Non-Traditional Exhibitions |
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| Date | Day | Time | Game | Location | Crowd |
| Feb 24 | Thursday | 1:05 | Phillies 8, Florida State 0 | Clearwater | 3,915 |
| Feb 25 | Friday | 12:05 | Pirates 21, State College of Florida 1 | Bradenton | 1,860 |
| Feb 25 | Friday | 1:05 | Tigers 17, Florida Southern 5 | Lakeland | 3,311 |
| Feb 26 | Saturday | 1:05 | Red Sox 6, Boston College 0 | Fort Myers | 5,824 |
| Feb 26 | Saturday | 6:00 | Red Sox 13, Northeastern 2 | Fort Myers | 4,616 |
| Feb 27 | Sunday | 12:10 | Mets 7, Michigan 1 | Port St. Lucie | 2,644 |
| Feb 27 | Sunday | 1:05 | Miami 9, Marlins 8 | Jupiter | 3,332 |
| Mar 9 | Wednesday | 1:05 | Rays 4, Netherlands 3 | St. Petersburg | 3,002 |
Recap: Major League teams went 7-1 in 8 games against non-MLB competition during 2011 spring training. Seven MLB teams combined to outscore their opponents 84-21. The average margin of victory was 7.88 runs. The games were attended by a collective paid total crowd of 28,504, which averaged out to 3,563 per exhibition. |
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2010 Non-Traditional Exhibitions |
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| Date | Day | Time | Game | Location | Crowd |
| Mar 2 | Tuesday | 12:05 | Pirates 6, State College of Florida 1 | Bradenton | 1,872 |
| Mar 2 | Tuesday | 1:05 | Tigers 13, Florida Southern 1 | Lakeland | 2,610 |
| Mar 3 | Wednesday | 1:05 | Red Sox 15, Northeastern 0 | Fort Myers | 4,815 |
| Mar 3 | Wednesday | 3:05 | Marlins 19, Miami 3 | Jupiter | 2,282 |
| Mar 3 | Wednesday | 6:05 | Red Sox 6, Boston College 1 | Fort Myers | 4,577 |
| Mar 3 | Wednesday | 7:05 | Phillies 13, Florida State 6 | Clearwater | 4,192 |
| Mar 21 | Sunday | 11:10 | Mets 8, Michigan 1 | Port St. Lucie | 2,384 |
| Apr 3 | Saturday | 1:05 | Yankees 9, Future Stars 6 | Tampa | 11,054 |
Recap: Major League teams went 8-0 in 8 games against non-MLB competition during 2010 spring training. Seven MLB teams combined to outscore their opponents 89-19. The average margin of victory was 8.75 runs. The games were attended by a collective paid total crowd of 33,786, which averaged out to 4,223 per exhibition. |
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2009 Non-Traditional Exhibitions |
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| Date | Day | Time | Game | Location | Crowd |
| Feb 25 | Wednesday | 1:05 | Red Sox 7, Boston College 1 | Fort Myers | 5,707 |
| Feb 28 | Saturday | 1:05 | Red Sox 14, Northeastern 0 | Fort Myers | 5,205 |
| Mar 2 | Monday | 1:05 | Tigers 7, Florida Southern 1 | Lakeland | 2,349 |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | 1:10 | Mets 18, Michigan 7 | Port St. Lucie | 2,286 |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | 1:05 | Manatee Community College 6, Pirates 4 | Bradenton | 1,763 |
Recap: Major League teams went 4-1 in 5 games against non-MLB competition during 2009 spring training. Four MLB teams combined to outscore their opponents 50-15. The average margin of victory was 7 runs. The games were attended by a collective paid total crowd of 17,310, which averaged out to 3,462 per exhibition. Additionally, MLB teams played 36 games against countries training for the World Baseball Classic. The Major League teams were 22-13-1 against the national teams. An average crowd of 3,838 watched the 35 games that were played in a Cactus or Grapefruit League ballpark. |
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