The second half of the 2023 season is nearly to start, however it’s not too early to start out fascinated about subsequent yr.
MLB formally unveiled its full 2024 regular-season schedule on Thursday, sooner or later after saying its slate of worldwide video games, as a part of the MLB World Tour. After the Rays and Red Sox meet within the Dominican Republic Series throughout Spring Training (March 9-10), the Seoul Series (March 20-21) will kick off the 2024 season with the Dodgers and Padres enjoying MLB’s first video games in Korea. The Mexico City Series (Astros vs. Rockies, April 27-28) and London Series (Mets vs. Phillies, June 8-9) additionally will return from 2023.
There is in fact a lot to sit up for within the U.S. and Canada as effectively. All 30 golf equipment are slated to play on Opening Day (Thursday, March 28), and the common season wraps up on Sunday, Sept. 29, with the 94th All-Star Game introduced by Mastercard set for July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
Along the best way, highlights will embrace two deliberate doubleheaders (Rangers at A’s on May 8, Rockies at Giants on July 27) and a particular recreation in Birmingham, Ala., between the Cardinals and Giants at Rickwood Field, the oldest skilled ballpark within the U.S. and the previous house of the Negro Leagues’ Birmingham Black Barons. All 30 groups additionally will play on Jackie Robinson Day (April 15), Lou Gehrig Day (June 2), the Fourth of July and Roberto Clemente Day (Sept. 15).
Here is a have a look at some highlights from every workforce’s 2024 schedule:
Blue Jays
Opening Day: March 28 at Rays
Toronto will begin the season with what figures to be a difficult 10-game street journey at Tampa Bay, Houston and the Yankees earlier than holding its house opener on April 8 towards the Mariners. Three visiting groups will make their first journeys to Rogers Centre in at the very least eight years: the Rockies (April 12-14, first journey since 2013), Dodgers (April 26-28, first since 2016) and Marlins (Sept. 27-29, first since 2015), who will end the season in Toronto.
Orioles
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Angels
The Orioles received’t see a lot of the AL East early on, enjoying solely three of their first 27 video games towards division foes by means of April 28. One collection to circle on the calendar: From July 26-28, Manny Machado is slated to play solely his second collection as a customer at Camden Yards — and first since 2019 — when the Padres come to city. The D-backs additionally come by means of in May, making their first go to since 2016, in a showdown of two of this season’s most fun younger groups.
Rays
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Blue Jays
Will 2024 carry one other sizzling begin for the Rays? When they received 13 straight video games to start 2023, 10 of these victories got here at house. Tampa Bay can be again at The Trop for 14 of its first 20 video games subsequent yr, together with visits from the Rangers, Giants and Angels. On the opposite hand, 16 of the Rays’ ultimate 22 contests will come on the street, concluding with a collection at Fenway Park from Sept. 27-29.
Red Sox
Opening Day: March 28 at Mariners
After a season-opening 10-game street journey, baseball will return to Fenway Park on April 9, when the Red Sox host the Orioles. Later that month, the Cubs will arrive in Boston for under their fourth regular-season collection at Fenway and first since 2017. It’s been even longer for the reason that Red Sox have hosted the Padres (2013), who will carry Xander Bogaerts again to Boston for what is certain to be an emotional return from June 28-30.
Yankees
Opening Day: March 28 at Astros
Yes, the Yankees will start 2024 on the street towards their frequent postseason tormentor, the Astros, whereas the house opener is ready for April 5 towards the Blue Jays. The 2024 schedule additionally brings a uncommon go to from the Yankees’ long-ago New York counterpart, the Dodgers (June 7-9). While the Yankees have hosted the Dodgers for a whopping 32 World Series video games through the years (21 earlier than the franchise left Brooklyn), L.A. has solely performed 5 regular-season video games at Yankee Stadium — two in 2013 and three in ’16.
Guardians
Opening Day: March 28 at A’s
Cleveland will host the White Sox and Yankees for its first homestand of the season between April 8-14, however a extra hotly anticipated go to from a New York workforce will come the subsequent month. The Mets can be at Progressive Field from May 20-22, which can be Francisco Lindor’s first time suiting up there as a customer after getting traded previous to the 2021 season. Lindor did already face the Guardians at Citi Field this May, hitting a walk-off single within the tenth inning of the primary matchup.
Royals
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Twins
Three NL West groups who haven’t spent a lot time at Kauffman Stadium through the years will come to city in 2024: the Padres, D-backs and Giants, who’ve performed two video games in Kansas City (in 2017) since celebrating a World Series title there after profitable Game 7 in 2014. The Royals additionally will host the Marlins for the primary time since 2013.
Tigers
Opening Day: March 28 at White Sox
The Tigers’ house opener can be April 5 towards the A’s, whereas the Twins, Rangers, Royals and Cardinals will even come by means of that month. One Interleague collection of word is slated for July 12-14, when the Dodgers make their go to to Comerica Park since 2017. Freddie Freeman has not performed a recreation in Detroit since 2013, whereas Clayton Kershaw — if he returns for an additional season in L.A. — might have an opportunity to take the mound at Comerica Park for the primary time since June 15, 2008, when he was 20 years previous and making his fifth profession begin.
Twins
Opening Day: March 28 at Royals
The Guardians will function the visiting workforce for Target Field’s house opener on April 4. In the second half, the Phillies (July 22-24) and Marlins (Sept. 24-26) each will come to Minnesota for the primary time since 2016. Target Field is the one lively MLB ballpark the place two-time NL MVP Bryce Harper has but to play a regular-season recreation. The Miami collection will provide the return of former Twin Luis Arraez, who has spent 2023 chasing a .400 common after an offseason commerce.
White Sox
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Tigers
The White Sox will each begin and end the common season towards the Tigers, closing issues out at Detroit from Sept. 27-29. The Sox additionally get an early go to from the Braves (April 1-3), making their first look at Guaranteed Rate Field since 2016, which was two years earlier than the electrifying Ronald Acuña Jr. debuted.
Angels
Opening Day: March 28 at Orioles
The Angel Stadium house opener is ready for April 5 towards the Red Sox, and in an odd quirk, the Angels don’t welcome an AL West opponent till June 7, when the Astros come to Anaheim. One notable customer throughout that stretch is the Phillies (April 29-May 1). Bryce Harper’s solely profession recreation at Angel Stadium got here in 2017, and he has but to seem there in a Phillies uniform.
Astros
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Yankees
Houston will host some large early-season collection in 2024, because the Yankees, Blue Jays, Rangers and Braves all cross by means of Minute Maid Park over the primary three weeks. Atlanta’s collection from April 15-17 can be its first there since clinching the 2021 World Series. Ronald Acuña Jr. might additionally make his Minute Maid Park debut, since he missed that World Series resulting from damage. The Astros will even face the Rockies within the Mexico City Series on April 27-28.
Athletics
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Guardians
This would be the seventh time in franchise historical past that the A’s have opened their season towards the Guardians, with the newest occasion coming in 2014. The A’s additionally face some large early collection in April, internet hosting the Red Sox and Cardinals whereas touring to tackle the Rangers, Yankees, Guardians and Orioles. On May 8, the membership will host the Rangers for the primary of two scheduled doubleheaders throughout the Majors in 2024.
Mariners
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Red Sox
For simply the second time in franchise historical past, the Mariners will start a season towards the Red Sox, who additionally got here to Seattle for Opening Day in 2000 — a number of months earlier than Julio Rodríguez was born. From April 26-28, the Mariners will welcome the D-backs and 2023 NL Rookie of the Year Award favourite Corbin Carroll, a Seattle native who simply obtained a heat welcome through the All-Star festivities at T-Mobile Park.
Rangers
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Cubs
This is the fifth time since 2014 — and the fourth since 2019 — that the Rangers have hosted an NL workforce on Opening Day. (The Cubs have been additionally the opponent in ‘19 and bashed their way to a 12-4 win). The Rangers also have All-Star Game hosting duties in 2024, with the 94th edition of the Midsummer Classic set for July 16 at Globe Life Field. It’s the second time the ASG has come to city, with the 1995 version happening at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Braves
Opening Day: March 28 at Phillies
The first homestand of the season at Truist Park (April 5-11) will function the D-backs after which the NL East rival Mets. From April 26-28, the Guardians will come to Truist Park for the primary time because it opened in 2017, with Cleveland star José Ramírez enjoying solely his second collection in Atlanta after showing at Turner Field in 2016. The Braves’ slate of house Interleague matchups additionally consists of the Rangers, Red Sox, Rays and Blue Jays, amongst others.
Marlins
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Pirates
The Pirates and Angels can be on the town for the season-opening homestand earlier than the Marlins embark on a street journey to face the Cardinals and Yankees. From July 5-7, the White Sox will come to Miami for a collection for under the third time in franchise historical past (2004 and ‘16), bringing star heart fielder and Cuba native Luis Robert Jr. for his debut there. The Rangers, Guardians and Mariners are among the many different Interleague opponents who will go to Miami in 2024.
Mets
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Brewers
Citi Field received’t play host to an NL East foe till a homestand towards the Braves and Phillies from May 10-14. Among the early house opponents for the Mets are the Royals, who will go to for the primary time since 2016 — the yr after Kansas City clinched the World Series there. From June 8-9, the Mets will then journey throughout the pond to tackle the Phillies within the 2024 London Series. The Twins come to Queens from July 29-31, scheduled to be Carlos Correa’s second profession recreation towards the Mets, first at Citi Field and first since his free-agent cope with the workforce fell aside final offseason.
Nationals
Opening Day: March 28 at Reds
After beginning out in Cincinnati, the Nationals will return to Washington to play their house opener towards the Pirates on April 1, starting a homestand that will even embrace a go to from the Phillies. Other highlights embrace the Twins’ first go to to Nationals Park since 2016 (May 20-22), a Fourth of July tilt towards the Mets and a collection towards the Angels (Aug. September 11) that would function former Nats star Anthony Rendon’s first video games again in D.C. as an opponent since leaving as a free agent following the membership’s 2019 championship run.
Phillies
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Braves
The Phillies will get 16 of their first 22 video games at house earlier than embarking upon a 10-game street journey to Cincinnati, San Diego and Anaheim. They may have an much more bold journey from June 8-9, collaborating within the 2024 London Series towards the Mets. Philly will even face New York in seven of its ultimate 16 regular-season video games. The Guardians (first journey to Citizens Bank Park since 2016) and Astros (first since 2017) spotlight the house Interleague slate.
Brewers
Opening Day: March 28 at Mets
The Mets will bookend the Brewers’ 2024 schedule, as additionally they come to Milwaukee from Sept. 27-29. The first homestand of the season at American Family Field (April 2-7) will function a pair of Interleague collection towards the Twins and Mariners. A couple of AL East golf equipment additionally come to city alongside the best way: the Yankees (April 26-28), Rays (April 29-May 1) and Blue Jays (June 10-12).
Cardinals
Opening Day: March 28 at Dodgers
The Cardinals will play their house opener on April 4 towards the Marlins. St. Louis additionally may have one very particular house recreation that received’t happen at Busch Stadium. That’s scheduled for June 20 in Birmingham, Ala., the place the Cardinals would be the designated house membership for a matchup with the Giants at historic Rickwood Field, the oldest skilled ballpark within the United States and the previous house of the Negro Leagues’ Birmingham Black Barons. St. Louis’ Interleague matchups will even carry some younger stars to Busch Stadium for the primary time, together with Rafael Devers (Red Sox, May 17-19), Adley Rutschman (Orioles, May 20-22), Wander Franco (Rays, Aug. 6-8) and Julio Rodríguez (Mariners, Sept. 6-8).
Cubs
Opening Day: March 28 at Rangers
Another season at Wrigley Field will get underway with an April 1-7 homestand towards the Rockies and Dodgers. Plenty of intriguing Interleague opponents will make the pilgrimage to Wrigley all through 2024, together with the Astros (April 23-25), who haven’t performed there since 2013, the primary season after Houston departed the NL Central for the AL West. An Aug. 16-18 collection towards the Blue Jays will carry Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s Wrigley debut, whereas a Sept. 6-8 collection towards the Yankees will carry again Anthony Rizzo for the primary time since his 2021 commerce.
Reds
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Nationals
Cincinnati will host its conventional Opening Day recreation as soon as once more in 2024, taking up the Nationals. The membership will face a difficult stretch run, nevertheless, enjoying 14 of its ultimate 20 video games on the street, with journeys to face the Mets, Cardinals, Twins, Guardians and Cubs. In between, the American League squads to return by means of Cincinnati will embrace the Angels, Astros, A’s, Orioles and Red Sox. This would be the first go to for the A’s since 2016.
Pirates
Opening Day: March 28 at Marlins
The Pirates will journey to Miami and Washington to start the yr earlier than PNC Park hosts the Orioles and Tigers for its first homestand (April 5-9). The Orioles, Angels (May 6-8) and Rays (June 21-23) will all come to city for the primary time since at the very least 2017, with Baltimore’s Adley Rutschman and Tampa Bay’s Wander Franco amongst these set for his or her Pittsburgh debuts. Mike Trout, in the meantime, has solely performed three profession video games at PNC Park. For the annual Roberto Clemente Day on Sept. 15 — when all 30 groups can be in motion — the Pirates will host the Royals.
D-backs
Opening Day: March 28 vs. Rockies
After the D-backs host the Rockies for a four-game set starting on Opening Day, a a lot much less acquainted foe will come to city. The Yankees (April 1-3) have solely performed 11 video games at Chase Field of their historical past — within the common season, that’s — and Aaron Judge has but to seem in a recreation there. The White Sox (June 14-16) and Blue Jays (July 12-14) additionally play at Arizona for the primary time since at the very least 2017, which suggests potential Chase Field debuts for the likes of Luis Robert Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. The D-backs additionally finish their season at house with collection towards division rivals — the Giants (Sept. 23-25) and Padres (Sept. 27-29).
Dodgers
Opening Day: March 20 at Padres (in Seoul, South Korea)
The Dodgers have the consideration of collaborating within the Seoul Series, the primary MLB regular-season video games performed in Korea. The franchise, which has featured 4 South Korean gamers together with Chan Ho Park and Hyun Jin Ryu, will tackle the Padres there within the first two video games of the season (March 20-21). L.A. would be the designated street workforce for the primary recreation and the house workforce for the second. Highlights of the 2024 schedule at Dodger Stadium embrace a matchup with the Nationals on Jackie Robinson Day (April 15), Corey Seager’s regular-season return as a member of the Rangers (June 11-13) and the primary go to for the Red Sox (July 19-21) for the reason that 2018 World Series.
Giants
Opening Day: March 28 at Padres
The Giants start the season with 10 straight NL West contests, together with each their season opener and residential opener (April 5) towards the Padres. The Rickwood Field matchup towards the Cardinals in Birmingham, Ala., on June 20 may have the Giants play on a subject an adolescent named Willie Mays as soon as roamed within the Negro Leagues. San Francisco additionally hosts the second of two deliberate doubleheaders throughout the Majors (July 27 vs. the Rockies). And be looking out for visits from a few Giants targets from final offseason: Aaron Judge (May 31-June 2 with the Yankees), who has by no means performed at Oracle Park, and Carlos Correa (July 12-14 with the Twins).
Padres
Opening Day: March 20 vs. Dodgers (in Seoul, South Korea)
San Diego performs its first two video games in Asia, dealing with the Dodgers within the Seoul Series as infielder Ha-Seong Kim returns to his native Korea, the place he starred within the KBO earlier than coming to the Majors in 2021. The house opener at Petco Park is ready for March 28 towards the Giants, who can be on the town for 4 video games, adopted by the Cardinals for 3. The Blue Jays (April 19-21) are set to go to for the primary time since 2013, whereas the 2024 schedule additionally guarantees Aaron Judge’s first regular-season go to to Petco Park with the Yankees (May 24-26), though he homered twice there within the 2020 ALDS towards the Rays.
Rockies
Opening Day: March 28 at D-backs
The Rockies do a number of touring early, heading to Arizona, Chicago, Toronto and Philadelphia over the primary few weeks of the season. They additionally will fly south to face the Astros within the Mexico City Series from April 27-28. The Rockies’ April 5 house opener can be their first time internet hosting the Rays since 2016, whereas the Red Sox (July 22-24) and Orioles (Aug. 30-Sept. 1) are also scheduled for uncommon visits to Coors Field.
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