MLB Announces 2026 Schedule With Earliest Opening Day, Multiple Historic Games

Major League Baseball has announced its 2026 regular season schedule, featuring the earliest traditional Opening Day in league history on March 25, with the New York Yankees hosting the San Francisco Giants. The other 28 teams, including the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers, will begin play on March 26. The Nationals will open their season on the road against the Chicago Cubs before hosting the Dodgers in their home opener, which could showcase Shohei Ohtani. The Dodgers will start by hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks and will have multiple interleague home games, including matchups against the Cleveland Guardians and Boston Red Sox. Key highlights include special observances such as Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 and a doubleheader scheduled at T-Mobile Park to accommodate the FIFA World Cup. Some international games, like the Phillies-Twins Field of Dreams game and a Padres-Diamondbacks series in Mexico City, remain tentative, and MLB has yet to finalize plans for potential games in London and Puerto Rico.