MLB 2023 schedule release date
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MLB will see some pretty big changes in 2023 and it all gets started as it means to continue, with something new. Major League Baseball has released its schedule for the 2023 season, highlighting these changes that will kick off on Opening Day. For the first time ever, all 30 teams will play against each other. Show
All of the action will get underway on March 30, with all 30 teams in action. With rotational inter-league play a thing of the past, every single team will play at least one series against every other team. As part of the new CBA, and in an effort to create a more balanced schedule, this will hopefully help to eliminate divisions like the AL East being packed with powerhouses who find it hard to claw their way into the post season, while other divisions can have a fairly easy ride of it all. MLB chief operations and strategy officer Chris Marinak released a statement, saying, “This new format creates more consistent opponent matchups as Clubs compete for Postseason berths, particularly in the recently expanded Wild Card round. Additionally, this fan-friendly format provides fans with the opportunity to see more opponent matchups, with a particular focus on dramatically expanding our most exciting Interleague matchups, and offers more national exposure to the star players throughout our game.” Divisional and intra-league games will each see a slight decline in order to more than double the number of inter-league games and bring it into alignment. Each team will have two four-game series against their geographic rivals (Mets-Yankees, Dodgers-Angels, Astros-Rangers, etc) and a three-game series against every other team in the opposite league. Here are the 15 games on the schedule for Opening Day 2023: 2023 MLB Opening Day schedule
You can get more details on the 2023 schedule here. Major League Baseball unveiled its 2023 regular season schedule Wednesday, and fans won't have to wait until next April to watch their favorite teams take the field. Opening Day 2023 is set to take place March 30 and fans from all 30 MLB teams should be excited about that. In addition to the 2023 season starting March 30, MLB made additional tweaks to the regular season schedule. Here are five things to know about the 2023 MLB season. All 30 teams will play on Opening DayThere's no bigger letdown than getting ready for the start of the baseball season only to realize your team isn't scheduled to play on Opening Day. That won't be the case in 2023. All 30 teams are once again slated to open the season on March 30. That's been MLB's strategy in recent seasons. The league planned for all 30 teams to open the season in both 2022 and 2021, though neither season saw a full slate of games on Opening Day. The 2022 season was pushed back due to labor issues in the offseason. The year eventually opened late, with eight games played on Opening Day. The 2021 season saw 13 games played on Opening Day. The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox were scheduled to play, but got postponed due to rain. The New York Mets and Washington Nationals' game was postponed as a result of positive COVID-19 cases. Here's hoping the 2023 schedule kicks off with every single team taking the field. Teams will play a more balanced scheduleTired of your team missing out on a playoff spot because a weaker club in a horrible division got in? That should be less of an issue in 2023. Teams will play a more balanced schedule next season. Instead of playing 76 games within the division, teams will play 52 games in their division. To further balance the level of competition around the league, every MLB team will have at least one series against the other 29 teams in baseball. As a result, interleague games will be more frequent. Previously, teams played 20 interleague games per season. That figure is 46 in 2023. No more beating up on your weak division mates. If you want to make the postseason in 2023, you'll have to earn it. Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente will be honored once againMLB will pay tribute to two of its biggest names during the 2023 season. Jackie Robinson Day will take place April 15, and will feature all 30 teams. The league has celebrated Jackie Robinson Day for years, and went all out in April for the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking the league's color barrier in 1947. Roberto Clemente Day will take place Sep. 15 and will also feature all 30 MLB teams. The league has celebrated Roberto Clemente Day for years, and has expanded its tributes to Clemente in recent seasons. The Pittsburgh Pirates all wore No. 21 in honor of Clemente during a 2020 game. In 2021, the league allowed all uniformed personnel of Puerto Rican descent the ability to wear No. 21 on their jersey on Roberto Clemente Day. MLB is going to LondonThe Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will participate in a two-game series in London on June 24 and 25. The series and its dates were previously announced in early August. MLB held a London Series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees in 2019, marking the first time regular-season games were played in Europe. The Cubs and Cardinals were supposed to take part in the London Series in 2020, but the games were canceled due to COVID-19. The two teams will make right on that cancelation in 2023. MLB intends to play a number of games internationally over the next couple seasons, and have teased contests in Asia, Mexico, other parts of Latin America and Europe. The final day of the 2023 MLB season is Oct. 1The 2023 MLB regular season is set to finish Oct. 1. That's slightly earlier than normal. The 2022 regular season, by comparison, will wrap Oct. 5. MLB has not released a postseason schedule for the 2023 MLB season, and likely won't reveal that information until next August. With the 2023 regular season ending Oct. 1, it's possible the World Series will conclude before November. That won't be the case this year. Game 4 of the 2022 World Series will take place Nov. 1, ensuring baseball will be on your television after Halloween. How will the MLB schedule work in 2023?The new schedule format includes 52 divisional games (previously 76), 64 other intraleague games (previously 66), and 46 interleague games (previously 20). Each team will play a four-game home-and-home series against their geographic interleague rival (think Mets vs. Yankees, etc.)
Who is a free agent in 2023 MLB?Expect to see Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa, Jacob deGrom, Carlos Rodon and Justin Verlander all exercise their opt-out clauses or decline their player options to become part of the 2022-23 free-agent class.
When World series 2023?The Astros' scheduled opening day matchup with the Chicago White Sox at Minute Maid Park on March 30, 2023, has now turned into a primetime affair that will exclusively air on ESPN, the network announced on Wednesday. The video above is from the Astros' 2022 World Series championship parade.
Will MLB have a full 2022 season?On March 10, 2022, MLB and the MLBPA reached a deal on a five-year CBA, with Opening Day being held on April 7 (delayed from its originally-planned March 31), and a full 162-game schedule played. Under the new CBA, universal designated hitter was adopted, and the postseason was expanded to 12 teams.
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