The Las Vegas 51s announced that the Mets and Cubs will play a pair of exhibition games at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on March 31 and April 1 to wrap up Spring Training.
The Mets will open their 2016 Grapefruit League schedule Thursday, March 3rd vs. the Washington Nationals in Viera at 1:05 PM.
The Mets first home game will be Friday, March 4 vs. the Miami Marlins in Port St. Lucie, Fla. at 1:10 p.m. The Mets will play 29 exhibition games, including 14 home games at Tradition Field.
The Mets will host the Yankees in Port St. Lucie Wednesday, March 9 at 1:10 p.m. and will travel to Tampa to take on their cross-town rivals on Tuesday, March 22 at 6:35 p.m. The Mets will also play the Boston Red Sox Sunday, March 20 in Port St. Lucie at 1:10 p.m.
Manager Terry Collins’ team will play the Nationals six times, the Marlins six times, the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals five times, the Atlanta Braves three times, the Detroit Tigers, Red Sox, Yankees and Houston Astros twice and will travel to play the AL East champion Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday, March 23 in Dunedin.
The Mets will open their 2016 Major League season on Sunday, April 3 at Kansas City at 8:35 p.m. (ET) on ESPN. The Home Opener is Friday, April 8 vs. Philadelphia at 1:10 p.m. at Citi Field.
2016 Mets Grapefruit League Schedule
| Date | Day | Game | Time | Location |
| 3/3 | Thursday | Mets at Nationals | 1:05 | Viera |
| 3/4 | Friday | Marlins at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/5 | Saturday | Mets at Astros | 1:05 | Kissimmee |
| 3/6 | Sunday | Braves at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/7 | Monday | Mets at Cardinals | 1:05 | Jupiter |
| 3/7 | Monday | Tigers at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/8 | Tuesday | Mets at Braves | 1:05 | Orlando |
| 3/9 | Wednesday | Yankees at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/10 | Thursday | Cardinals at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/11 | Friday | Mets at Nationals | 1:05 | Viera |
| 3/12 | Saturday | Cardinals at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/13 | Sunday | Mets at Marlins | 1:05 | Jupiter |
| 3/14 | Monday | Mets at Tigers | 1:05 | Lakeland |
| 3/15 | Tuesday | Mets at Marlins | 1:05 | Jupiter |
| 3/17 | Thursday | Mets at Marlins | 1:05 | Jupiter |
| 3/18 | Friday | Nationals at Mets | 6:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/19 | Saturday | Mets at Nationals | 1:05 | Viera |
| 3/20 | Sunday | Red Sox at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/21 | Monday | Marlins at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/22 | Tuesday | Mets at Yankees | 6:35 | Tampa |
| 3/23 | Wednesday | Mets at Blue Jays | 1:07 | Dunedin |
| 3/24 | Thursday | Mets at Red Sox | 1:05 | Fort Myers |
| 3/24 | Thursday | Astros at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/25 | Friday | Cardinals at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/26 | Saturday | Mets at Braves | 1:05 | Orlando |
| 3/27 | Sunday | Nationals at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/28 | Monday | Mets at Cardinals | 1:05 | Jupiter |
| 3/29 | Tuesday | Marlins at Mets | 1:10 | Port St. Lucie |
| 3/30 | Wednesday | Nationals at Mets | 12:10 | Port St. Lucie |
