Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers

By Jon Weisman

Spring Training comes early in 2017, thanks to the World Baseball Classic.

The Dodgers will open Cactus League play February 25 with a game against their Camelback Ranch roomies, the Chicago White Sox.

In 2016, the Dodgers opened their exhibition season March 2, but with the WBC taking place in 2017 (culminating March 20–22 at Dodger Stadium), MLB’s spring timetable had to be pushed up.

Los Angeles will play 19 of their 34 exhibition games at Camelback (18 of them official home games), finishing with a split-squad game against the Padres on March 28.

Tickets start as low as $10, and single-game tickets will go on sale January 9. A full schedule of promotions is available at camelbackranchbaseball.com. For information on season tickets, mini plans, group tickets and suites, visit dodgers.com/spring or call (623) 302–5000.

Weekend games for the Dodgers at Camelback include March 5 (Mariners), March 11 (Angels), March 12 (White Sox — split squad), March 18 (White Sox), March 19 (World Baseball Classic team from Tokyo bracket) and March 25 (A’s — split squad).

The World Series champion Chicago Cubs will visit Camelback on March 16.

After a March 29 game against the Mariners at Peoria, the Dodgers will head home for Freeway Series exhibitions against the Angels: March 30–31 at Anaheim, followed by the preseason finale April 1 at Dodger Stadium.

Then, following an off day, Opening Day for the 2016 regular season for the Dodgers will be April 3 against San Diego.

Dates for pitchers and catchers to report, as well as the full squad, have not been announced.