Play ball! In 2027 at least. Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year except for international games, starting on March 24 — if there is an opening day that is.
MLB said Thursday its 2027 season will start with a single game to be televised that night by Netflix. The teams have not been chosen.
For the third consecutive season, the Twins will play their earliest Opening Day game ever, beginning the 2027 campaign with a Thursday, March 25 contest against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
The Twins will play a second-straight Home Opener against Tampa Bay, hosting the Rays at Target Field on Friday, April 2.
Opening matchups include Cleveland at the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis at Cincinnati, the Chicago White Sox at Detroit, Texas at Houston, Atlanta at the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets at Miami, the Los Angeles Angels at Milwaukee, Toronto at the New York Yankees, the Athletics at Pittsburgh, Arizona at San Diego, Colorado at San Francisco, Boston at Seattle, Baltimore at Tampa Bay and Philadelphia at Washington.
Baseball’s labor contract expires Dec. 1 and a management lockout is expected. In 2022, an agreement wasn’t reached until March 10, causing opening day to be pushed back from March 31 to April 7.
Chicago’s Wrigley Field will host the All-Star Game on July 13 and a rivalry weekend will follow.
The regular season is scheduled to end Sept. 26.
The Athletics are scheduled to play most of their home games in West Sacramento, California, for the third straight season before moving to a new ballpark in Las Vegas. They will have a homestand at the Triple-A ballpark in Las Vegas starting May 31 against San Diego and Cincinnati.
With no labor contract in place for 2027, no international games are scheduled.
That is if there is an opening day as baseball’s labor contract expires in December and a management lockout is expected
That is if there is an opening day as baseball’s labor contract expires in December and a management lockout is expected
