For the best SeatGeek experience please update your browser. Can't update? Try one of our mobile apps on your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.Major League Baseball on Wednesday announced the revised schedule for the 2022 regular season, which will officially begin on Thursday, April 7 with nine Opening Day contests, including seven divisional matchups. Eleven games are scheduled for Friday, April 8th, and the first full slate of 15 games is scheduled for Saturday, April 9. Under the revised schedule, which features rescheduled dates for the first two series (91 contests) originally slated for March 31st – April 7th, the regular season has been extended by three days with the final day of the season now scheduled for Wednesday, October 5th. Each Club’s originally scheduled opening series will now largely take place during the additional three days, while the remainder of rescheduled games will take place throughout the season on mutual off-days and/or via doubleheaders during another scheduled series between Clubs. Overall, the revised schedule features 31 doubleheaders across the 2022 season. Particular items to note include:
The complete 2022 schedule, subject to change, is also available at MLB.com/schedule. The 2022 MLB season is upon us, and the schedule is packed with juicy season-opening matchups over the first two days. The Opening Day action got going Thursday afternoon with Brewers-Cubs, which featured reigning NL Cy Young Corbin Burnes on the mound for Milwaukee. Royals phenom Bobby Witt Jr. made a resounding MLB debut against the newly minted Guardians in MLB.TV's Free Game of the Day, while the night slate features the defending World Series champion Braves against the Reds (on ESPN2), as well as Angels two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani on the mound (and at the plate) against the Astros. Eight more season-opening matchups will wait for Friday, with the Red Sox and Yankees kicking it off after their opener was postponed on Thursday. In other action, an Apple TV+ doubleheader will combine Max Scherzer's Mets debut against his former team, the Nationals, with another Angels-Astros tilt from Anaheim. So get ready for two full days of baseball with this guide to all 15 season-opening matchups on Thursday and Friday, listed in order of start time (all times ET). Every game is available live on MLB.TV (local and national blackout restrictions apply). SP matchup: Corbin Burnes (MIL) vs. Kyle Hendricks (CHC) -- The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner takes the mound for the Brewers in his first Opening Day start after leading the Majors with a 2.43 ERA in 2021. Guardians at Royals (4:10 p.m.) SP matchup: Shane Bieber (CLE) vs. Zack Greinke (KC) -- Two former Cy Young winners duel in Greinke's homecoming to Kansas City, where the 38-year-old won the award in 2009 and started on Opening Day 2010. Pirates at Cardinals (4:15 p.m.) SP matchup: JT Brubaker (PIT) vs. Adam Wainwright (STL) -- At 40 years old and potentially in his final season, Wainwright will be starting his sixth Opening Day and his seventh Cardinals home opener, passing Bob Gibson. SP matchup: Tylor Megill (NYM) vs. Patrick Corbin (WSH) -- Thanks to late spring injuries to Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer, new Mets manager Buck Showalter had to go to Plan C for Opening Day. Reds at Braves (8:08 p.m., ESPN2) SP matchup: Tyler Mahle (CIN) vs. Max Fried (ATL) -- The World Series champs begin their title defense behind Fried, who's making his second straight Opening Day start after winning the clinching game of the Fall Classic. SP matchup: Framber Valdez (HOU) vs. Shohei Ohtani (LAA) -- The reigning AL MVP is about to start on Opening Day as a pitcher for the first time … and of course Ohtani will be in the Angels' lineup as a hitter, too. SP matchup: Yu Darvish (SD) vs. Madison Bumgarner (ARI) -- Darvish will become the first Padres pitcher to start back-to-back Opening Days since Edinson Vólquez did it in 2010-11. Red Sox at Yankees (1:05 p.m.) SP matchup: Nathan Eovaldi (BOS) vs. Gerrit Cole (NYY) -- It's a rematch of the 2021 AL Wild Card Game, when Eovaldi outpitched Cole, and both pitchers are also making their third straight Opening Day starts for their clubs. White Sox at Tigers (1:10 p.m.) SP matchup: Lucas Giolito (CWS) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (DET) – Giolito will make his third consecutive Opening Day start, the most since Mark Buehrle amassed four straight from 2008-11. SP matchup: Frankie Montas (OAK) vs. Aaron Nola (PHI) – Nola will make his fifth consecutive Opening Day start, the most for a Phillie since Steve Carlton made 10 straight from 1977-86. Orioles at Rays (3:10 p.m. ET) SP matchup: Josh Means (BAL) vs. Shane McClanahan (TB) – Means will start his second consecutive Opening Day after leading the Orioles to victory in the role in 2021 with seven shutout innings over the Red Sox. Dodgers at Rockies (4:10 p.m. ET) SP matchup: Walker Buehler (LAD) vs. Kyle Freeland (COL) – After putting up Cy Young-like numbers last year, Buehler will be making his first Opening Day start for Los Angeles. SP matchup: Robbie Ray (SEA) vs. Joe Ryan (MIN) -- Ryan will become the third pitcher since 1961 to make an Opening Day start within his first six career games and the first rookie to start Opening Day for the Twins since Tom Hall in '69. Marlins at Giants (4:35 p.m. ET) SP matchup: Sandy Alcantara (MIA) vs. Logan Webb (SF) – After emerging as San Francisco’s ace last year, Webb will make his first career Opening Day start as the youngest member of the Giants’ veteran rotation. Rangers at Blue Jays (7:07 p.m. ET) SP matchup: Jon Gray (TEX) vs. José Berríos (TOR) – Gray and Berríos are both making their third Opening Day starts and first for their respective teams. |