NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year on March 24 except for international games — if there is an opening day.
MLB said Thursday that its 2027 season will start with a single game to be televised that night on Netflix. The teams have not been chosen.
Opening matchups include the Cleveland Guardians at Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers at Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets at Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Angels at Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees, Athletics at Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals.
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.
The Cubs’ 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, Calif., 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 the Padres and Reds.
With no labor contract in place for 2027, no international games are scheduled.
