The 2027 Major League Baseball season will begin on March 24 if the league’s primary stakeholders arrange a labor deal just before the December 1 deadline.
The MLB opening in the US will be the earliest ever, unless games are scheduled internationally, the league said on Thursday.
The 2027 regular season will kick off with a single game with Netflix covering the proceedings.
The MLB has yet to mention the teams that will feature in the nationally-televised opener.
Cleveland-Chicago Cubs, Atlanta-LA Dodgers to feature on opening day
The highlight of the opening-day matchups are the Cleveland Guardians at the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Other games include St. Louis at Cincinnati, the Chicago White Sox at Detroit, Texas at Houston, Minnesota at Kansas City, 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.
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Wrigley Field to host All-Star Game
The All-Star Game will be held on July 13 at Chicago’s Wrigley Field and a rivalry weekend will follow.
The regular season is scheduled to end on September 26.
The Athletics will 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.
However, everything depends on what happens after the labor contract expiration on December 1.
If the stakeholders fail to arrange a deal, a management lockout would ensue.
In 2022, the parties only reached an agreement on March 10, meaning the opening day was pushed back from March 31 to April 7.
Because the labor contract could affect scheduled games outside the US, no international games have been included on the MLB calendar.
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