Everything you need to know about Opening Day 2026
It's almost time for two of the best words in baseball: Opening Day!
The curtain will rise on the 2026 regular season on March 25 with a special Opening Night showdown between the Yankees and Giants. MLB's 28 other teams will play their first game of the season at some point over the following two days.
Here is everything you need to know for the beginning of the season.
When does the 2026 regular season begin?
The Giants will host the Yankees on Wednesday, March 25 as part of MLB Opening Night. This standalone game between two historic franchises will air on Netflix, marking the streaming service's first regular-season big league game. Netflix will also broadcast MLB's Opening Night game for the 2027 and '28 seasons.
First pitch for the 2026 Opening Night game at Oracle Park is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET.
When will it be Opening Day for every team?
Once we get past Opening Night, Opening Day baseball will continue over the next two days for the other 28 Major League clubs.
Twenty-two teams will begin their season on Thursday, March 26. That 11-game slate is highlighted by Tarik Skubal and the Tigers visiting the Padres, and the Dodgers starting their quest for a three-peat at home versus the D-backs. That D-backs-Dodgers game will air on NBC at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Six more teams -- the Athletics, Blue Jays, Braves, Marlins, Rockies and Royals -- will play their Opening Day game on Friday, March 27.
Saturday, March 28 is the first day on the schedule when all 30 teams will be in action.
What is my team's season-opening matchup?
Here is a look at the first game of the 2026 season for all 30 MLB teams:
- Angels: March 26 at Astros (4:10 p.m. ET)
- Astros: March 26 vs. Angels (4:10 p.m. ET)
- Athletics: March 27 at Blue Jays (7:07 p.m. ET)
- Blue Jays: March 27 vs. Athletics (7:07 p.m. ET)
- Braves: March 27 vs. Royals (7:15 p.m. ET)
- Brewers: March 26 vs. White Sox (2:10 p.m. ET)
- Cardinals: March 26 vs. Rays (4:15 p.m. ET)
- Cubs: March 26 vs. Nationals (2:20 p.m. ET)
- Diamondbacks: March 26 at Dodgers (8:30 p.m. ET)
- Dodgers: March 26 vs. Diamondbacks (8:30 p.m. ET)
- Giants: March 25 vs. Yankees (8:05 p.m. ET)
- Guardians: March 26 at Mariners (10:10 p.m. ET)
- Mariners: March 26 vs. Guardians (10:10 p.m. ET)
- Marlins: March 27 vs. Rockies (7:10 p.m. ET)
- Mets: March 26 vs. Pirates (1:15 p.m. ET)
- Nationals: March 26 at Cubs (2:20 p.m. ET)
- Orioles: March 26 vs. Twins (3:05 p.m. ET)
- Padres: March 26 vs. Tigers (4:10 p.m. ET)
- Phillies: March 26 vs. Rangers (4:15 p.m. ET)
- Pirates: March 26 at Mets (1:15 p.m. ET)
- Rangers: March 26 at Phillies (4:15 p.m. ET)
- Rays: March 26 at Cardinals (4:15 p.m. ET)
- Reds: March 26 vs. Red Sox (4:10 p.m. ET)
- Red Sox: March 26 at Reds (4:10 p.m. ET)
- Rockies: March 27 at Marlins (7:10 p.m. ET)
- Royals: March 27 at Braves (7:15 p.m. ET)
- Tigers: March 26 at Padres (7:10 p.m. ET)
- Twins: March 26 at Orioles (3:05 p.m. ET)
- White Sox: March 26 at Brewers (2:10 p.m. ET)
- Yankees: March 25 at Giants (8:05 p.m. ET)