Tales from the Cubs virtual waiting room, spring training edition

The Cubs open the home spring training season at Sloan Park Saturday, February 24 against the Texas Rangers, the first of 16 home games there this spring.

Tickets go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. MT/11 a.m. CT.

On that day you can buy tickets online at cubs.com, by phone at 800-THE-CUBS (800-843-2827) or in person at the Sloan Park ticket office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT. There is a limit of six tickets per game and a maximum of four games per order.

Standard box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT, Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. MT, as well as during Sunday home games. The Cubs Team Store at Sloan Park will open January 6 at 8 a.m. MT. For a list of Team Store hours, visit sloanpark.com.

This post is for you to share your stories of ticket acquisition and pricing for spring games. A quick look at the presale Friday showed ticket pricing, at least for lawn tickets, will range from about $16 to about $40 (before fees).

Here’s the complete Cubs 2018 spring training schedule. Baseball will be played at Sloan Park just seven weeks from today!

Good luck!