MLB’s 2027 schedule is out. Now it’s just a question of whether the entire slate, or any of it, will still be played.
Just hours after the NHL released its schedule for its upcoming season, MLB did the same thing. And like in hockey, the next baseball season will have its earliest traditional opening day ever. The 2027 MLB season is set to start on Wed., March 24, with a single matchup aired on Netflix involving two teams to be determined, followed by 14 more games the following day involving every other club.
Before 2027, MLB’s earliest traditional opening day had been March 26, and the Netflix opener follows the plan used this year.
Similar to recent years, the somewhat elongated nature of the upcoming schedule is designed to provide additional rest days for players within the six-month grind of the regular season. Additionally, the format helps allow a completion of the World Series before the end of October.
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