For the fourth consecutive season, all Major League Baseball teams will be in action on opening day, and for the seventh year, all Final Day games will be played at the same time (15:00 ET), the commissioner’s office announced on Thursday . major league (MLB).
The U.S. baseball season kicks off Thursday, April 1, with 15 games, including four with national television on ESPN: The Toronto Blue Jays will visit the New York Yankees in the Bronx at 1:05 p.m., last World Series champions, Los Angeles Dodgers, against Colorado Rockies (16:10), New York Mets at Washington Nationals (19:09) and Chicago White Sox against Mike Trout and Los Angeles Angels (22:05) at Anaheim.
In the “Opening Day” will also play the afternoon: Cleveland Indians-Detroit Tigers 1:10 pm ET, Baltimore Orioles-Boston Red Sox 2:10 pm ET, Minnesota Twins-Milwaukee Brewers 2:10 pm ET, Pittsburgh Pirates- Chicago Cubs 2:20 ET, Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia Phillies 3:05 ET, Arizona Diamondbacks-San Diego Padres 4:10 ET, St Louis Cardinals-Cincinnati Reds 4:10 ET, Texas Rangers-Kansas City Royals 4:10 ET and Tampa Bay Rays -Miami Marlins 4:10 ET.
In the evening, the Houston Astros will meet the Oakland Athletics at 21:00 ET and the Seattle Mariners against the San Francisco Giants at 22:10.
In total, ESPN will broadcast seven games in the first week of the tournament, including the first “Sunday Night Baseball” game on Sunday, April 4, between the Angels and the White Sox of Cuban first baseman José Abreu, the most valuable player in the league. American last year.
After a season shortened to 60 games per team due to the coronavirus pandemic, MLB is planning a normal campaign of 162 games per team. On the last day of the regular series, Sunday, October 3, the 15 scheduled games, including 12 between nine from the same division, will start at 15:00.
NL West’s new rivals, the Dodgers and Padres, will play for the first time on April 16-18 at Petco Park. The Dodgers will visit the Giants in San Francisco for the first time, May 21-23. Boston will play the Mets (April 27-28 in Queens) against the Yankees (June 4-6 in the Bronx).
SPECIAL DATES
Jackie Robinson Day: The Dodgers will host the Rockies in the evening at Dodger Stadium on April 15, the day commemorating Jackie Robinson’s debut in 1947. All players and team personnel on the field wear the number 42 in homage to the feat of Robinson, who broke the barrier race in Major League Baseball now 74 years old.
Star game: The best players from the American and national leagues will meet on Tuesday, July 13, in the new Truist Park in Atlanta.
MLB at Field of Dreams: The White Sox will play the Yankees on Thursday, August 12 in Dyersville, Iowa, at 7:15 p.m. The crash, which will air on FOX, will be the first in Iowa and will take place very close to the location of the famous 1989 film “Field Of Dreams”.
Little League Classic: The fourth version of the Little League Classic, on Sunday, August 22, will also face the Indians at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, PA, home of the Little League World Series.
Mets Vs. Yankees on September 11: New York rivals will play September 10-12 at Citi Field in Queens. It will be the first time they will be measured on the anniversary of the 2011 terrorist attacks. Saturday 11th game will be at night.