Major League Baseball schedule 2023

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We hope you enjoyed playoff baseball! Congratulations to Corey Seager and the Texas Rangers on winning the 2023 World Series! Seager, who earned World Series MVP honors, and the Rangers knocked out Corbin Carroll and the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will open the 2024 MLB season in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, March 20. The traditional Opening Day is scheduled for Thursday, March 28.

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Regular seasonMarch 30 – October 1, 2023
PostseasonOctober 3, 2023 – November 4, 2023 (at the latest)
Number of teams: 30
Number of games:162
TV partner(s)Fox/FS1, TBS, ESPN/ABC, MLB Network, Apple TV+, Peacock, RCNs

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2023 MLB postseason schedule

The 2023 MLB postseason officially begins Tuesday, October 3, with the expanded Wild Card round. You can find the complete schedule below. Please know that all games will be available on MLB.TV International.

Wild Card Round

SeriesDate and timeTV
American League No. 5 Texas Rangers defeat American League No. 4 Tampa Bay Rays in two gamesSeries begins Tuesday, October 3, at 3:08 p.m. ET / 8:08 p.m. BSTABC
American League No. 3 Minnesota Twins defeat American League No. 6 Toronto Blue Jays in two gamesSeries begins Tuesday, October 3, at 4:38 p.m. ET / 9:38 p.m. BSTESPN, Sportsnet
National League No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks defeat National League No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers in two gamesSeries begins Tuesday, October 3, at 7:08 p.m. ET / 12:08 a.m. BSTESPN 2
National League No. 4 Philadelphia Phillies defeat National League No. 5 Miami Marlins in two gamesSeries begins Tuesday, October 3, at 8:08 p.m. ET / 1:08 a.m. BSTESPN

Division Series Round

American League No. 1 Baltimore Orioles vs. American League No. 5 Texas Rangers

GameDate and timeTV
Texas Rangers 3, Baltimore Orioles 2Saturday, October 7, 1 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. BSTFS1
Texas Rangers 11, Baltimore Orioles 8Sunday, October 8, 4:07 p.m. ET / 9:07 p.m. BSTFS1
Texas Rangers 7, Baltimore Orioles 0Tuesday, October 10, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFox

American League No. 2 Houston Astros vs. American League No. 3 Minnesota Twins

GameDate and timeTV
Houston Astros 6, Minnesota Twins 4Saturday, October 7, 4:45 p.m. ET / 9:45 p.m. BSTFS1
Minnesota Twins 6, Houston Astros 2Sunday, October 8, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFS1
Houston Astros 9, Minnesota Twins 1Tuesday, October 10, 4:07 p.m. ET / 9:07 p.m. BSTFox
Houston Astros 3, Minnesota Twins 2Wednesday, October 11, 2:07 p.m. ET / 7:07 p.m. BSTFS1

National League No. 1 Atlanta Braves vs. National League No. 4 Philadelphia Phillies

GameDate and timeTV
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 0Saturday, October 7, 6:07 p.m. ET / 11:07 p.m. BSTTBS
Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4Monday, October 9, 6:07 p.m. ET / 11:07 p.m. BSTTBS
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Atlanta Braves 2Wednesday, October 11, 5:07 p.m. ET / 10:07 p.m. BSTTBS
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 1Thursday, October 12, 8:07 p.m. ET / 1:07 a.m. BSTTBS

National League No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. National League No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks

GameDate and timeTV
Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Saturday, October 7, 9:20 p.m. ET / 2:20 a.m. BSTTBS
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Monday, October 9, 9:07 p.m. ET / 2:07 a.m. BSTTBS
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2Wednesday, October 11, 9:07 p.m. ET / 2:07 a.m. BSTTBS

American League Championship Series

GameDate and timeTV
Texas Rangers 2, Houston Astros 0Sunday, October 15, 8:15 p.m. ET / 1:15 a.m. BSTFox
Texas Rangers 5, Houston Astros 4Monday, October 16, 4:37 p.m. ET / 9:37 p.m. BSTFox/FS1
Houston Astros 8, Texas Rangers 5Wednesday, October 18, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFS1
Houston Astros 10, Texas Rangers 3Thursday, October 19, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFS1
Houston Astros 5, Texas Rangers 4Friday, October 20, 5:07 p.m. ET / 10:07 p.m. BSTFS1
Texas Rangers 9, Houston Astros 2Sunday, October 22, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFS1
Texas Rangers 11, Houston Astros 4Monday, October 23, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFox

National League Championship Series

GameDate and timeTV
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 3Monday, October 16, 8:07 p.m. ET / 1:07 a.m. BSTTBS
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Arizona Diamondbacks 0Tuesday, October 17, 8:07 p.m. ET / 1:07 a.m. BSTTBS
Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1Thursday, October 19, 5:07 p.m. ET / 10:07 p.m. BSTTBS
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5Friday, October 20, 8:07 p.m. ET / 1:07 a.m. BSTTBS
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 1Saturday, October 21, 8:07 p.m. ET / 1:07 a.m. BSTTBS
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1Monday, October 23, 5:07 p.m. ET / 10:07 p.m. BSTTBS
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2Tuesday, October 24, 8:07 p.m. ET / 1:07 a.m. BSTTBS

World Series

GameDate and timeTV
Texas Rangers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 5Friday, October 27, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFox
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Texas Rangers 1Saturday, October 28, 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BSTFox
Texas Rangers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 1Monday, October 30, 8:03 p.m. ET / 12:03 a.m. GMTFox
Texas Rangers 11, Arizona Diamondbacks 7Tuesday, October 31, 8:03 p.m. ET / 12:03 a.m. GMTFox
Texas Rangers 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 0Wednesday, November 1, 8:03 p.m. ET / 12:03 a.m. GMTFox

How will the MLB playoffs work in 2023?

What is the new MLB playoff format?

Major League Baseball introduced a new expanded playoff format in 2022. Twelve teams (six from each league) make the postseason, with the top two division winners receiving playoff byes. The winning teams in each Wild Card round will begin the Division Series on the road. The Division Series remains a best-of-five series, while the League Championship Series and World Series are still best-of-seven. 

As has been the case since 2017, whichever team had a better regular-season record will have home-field advantage in the World Series. For example, suppose the Los Angeles Dodgers meet the Minnesota Twins in the 2023 World Series. The Dodgers would host Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 (if necessary) because they finished the regular season with more victories.

How do the MLB wild card playoffs work?

The 2023 MLB Wild Card Round features eight total teams, four in each league. The No. 3 seed in each league (the division winner with the worst record, so the Minnesota Twins in the American League and the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League) will host the No. 6 seed (Toronto Blue Jays and Arizona Diamondbacks, respectively) in a best-of-three series. The No. 4-seeded Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies will respectively host the No. 5-seeded Texas Rangers and Miami Marlins in a different best-of-three series.  If two or more teams are tied for a playoff spot at the end of the regular season, their rankings will be determined by a mathematical tiebreaker system, with head-to-head record being the first tiebreaker.

What are the MLB schedule changes for 2023?

As part of the new collective bargaining agreement, the 2023 MLB season will feature a balanced schedule similar to that used in the NBA and NHL. Let’s use the New York Yankees as an example to demonstrate how the new schedule works.

  • Outside of the 2020 COVID season, teams traditionally played 76 games against divisional opponents. For example, the Yankees would play the Blue Jays, Orioles, Red Sox, and Rays 19 times (across six series) per season. Now, that 76 has decreased to 52, meaning the Yankees will only see their division rivals 13 times (across four series) per year. 
  • Each league has 15 teams, with five in each division. So how often will the Yankees face the likes of the AL Central’s Cleveland Guardians or the AL West’s Texas Rangers? Great question. Teams will play six games each against six league opponents, and seven games against four other league opponents, equaling 64 total intraleague games; this is actually slightly down from the 66 of years past. Sticking with the Yankees, the Bronx Bombers will play six games against the Guardians (April 10-12 in Cleveland and May 1-3 in New York) and seven against the Rangers (April 27-30 in Texas and June 23-25 in New York). 
  • Sticking with the Yankees, the Bronx Bombers and every other American League East team faced all National League Central teams in 2022. This year, the Yankees will play 46 total games against every National League team, including a four-game home-and-home series against the crosstown Mets, their natural rival. The 46 interleague games are up from 20 in 2022.
  • In short: The Yankees will play 52 divisional games, 64 intraleague games, and 46 interleague games, resulting in 162 total games.

What is the MLB playoff format for 2023?

The 2023 MLB postseason is expected to begin Tuesday, October 3. You can find the entire tentative schedule below.

RoundDatesTV
Wild Card SeriesOctober 3-5ESPN Platforms
Divisional SeriesOctober 7-14Fox, FS1, TBS
League Championship SeriesOctober 15-24Fox/FS1 (ALCS), TBS (NLCS)
World SeriesOctober 27-Nov. 4 (latest)Fox

When does Shohei Ohtani pitch next?

Los Angeles Angels ace Shohei Ohtani will not pitch again during the 2023 season because of a torn UCL. Ohtani finished his sixth big-league season with10-5 record, a 3.14 ERA, and 167 strikeouts in 132 innings across 23 starts.

Was Shohei Ohtani selected in the MLB Draft?

No, Shohei Ohtani was not drafted by an MLB team. However, Ohtani was selected in the 2012 NPB Draft by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. After playing in Japan from 2013-17, Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Angels following the 2017 season.

What position does Shohei Ohtani play?

Shohei Ohtani is a two-way player who serves as both a starting pitcher and a designated hitter. However, he is also capable of playing the corner outfield spots.

How long has Shohei Ohtani been an MLB player?

Shohei Ohtani made his MLB debut on March 29, 2018, in a 6-5 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani singled in his first at-bat against Kendall Graveman.

How many home runs does Shohei Ohtani have in his career?

As of September 2023, Shohei Ohtani has hit 171 home runs thus far in his career. Only Hideki Matsui (175) has more home runs at the MLB level among Japanese players.

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