Major League Baseball on Thursday released the 2027 regular-season schedule, which features the earliest full Opening Day in league history.
The 2027 regular season will begin on Wednesday, March 24 of next year, when a pair of teams to be determined square off on Netflix. Traditional Opening Day takes place on Thursday, March 25, with a slate of 14 games featuring all but the two teams that will play on Wednesday.
That first weekend of games will be headlined by 10 intra-divisional clashes and three interleague series. The first full slate of games in which all 30 teams are playing on the same day is scheduled for Saturday, March 27. Other full-slate days include but are not limited to Jackie Robinson Day (April 15), Memorial Day (May 31), Lou Gehrig Day (June 2), Independence Day (July 4), Labor Day (Sept. 6), and Roberto Clemente Day (Sept. 15).
The final day of the regular season will be on Sunday, Sept. 26, and 10 of the 15 matchups will feature divisional opponents.
Other important dates on the 2027 calendar include the following:
Finally, here’s a look at those Opening Day match-ups, one of which will be on the Wednesday before Thursday’s traditional Opening Day:
