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Major League Baseball Sets 2027 Opening Day for March 24
The league announced its earliest scheduled start in history, beginning with a single Netflix game. Multiple opening matchups and the All-Star Game date were also released.
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Major League Baseball scheduled its 2027 regular season to open on March 24, the earliest date in league history if the season occurs. The season will begin with a single game televised by Netflix that night, though the participating teams have not been selected. Opening-day matchups include Cleveland at the Chicago Cubs, St.
Louis at Cincinnati, the Chicago White Sox at Detroit, Texas at Houston, Minnesota at Kansas City, 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.
The current labor contract expires December 1, and a management lockout is expected. In 2022, the absence of an agreement delayed opening day from March 31 to April 7.
No international games are scheduled for 2027 because of the lack of a labor contract. Chicago’s Wrigley Field will host the All-Star Game on July 13, followed by a rivalry weekend.
The Athletics are scheduled to play most of their 2027 home games in West Sacramento, California. They will hold a homestand at the Triple-A ballpark in Las Vegas starting May 31 against San Diego and Cincinnati before moving to a new ballpark in Las Vegas after the season.
