After consecutive years of an early start and condensed Cactus League schedule because of starting the season internationally, the Dodgers are now in line to enjoy a more traditional spring. Their first game of 2026 Spring Training is a road contest against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, Feb. 21. First pitch at Tempe Diablo Stadium is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. PT.
The Cubs will need left-hander Shota Imanaga to step up to salvage their series in San Francisco before continuing on their West Coast trip. The Cubs have still not yet been swept in a three-game series this season and look to avoid that fate after dropping the first two games against the Giants. The stretch of 17 games in 17 days became a little more difficult for the White Sox to navigate
The Twins will have the earliest Opening Day in franchise history in 2026 when they start the season on March 26 at Baltimore. The home opener will be Friday, April 3, against Tampa Bay at Target Field. There is no off-day after the home opener. Major League Baseball teams released their 162-game 2026 schedules on Tuesday. The Twins regular season next year will end Sept. 27 with a home game against Texas.
That makes it a perfect time to actually look forward to next year. The team released its 2026 season schedule Tuesday, Aug. 26. The most notable date for Guardians fans look forward to? The unofficial national holiday of the home opener, which is slated for April 3 when they will open the home schedule with the Chicago Cubs, the second time they've played an opener against a National League team.
The team dropped the schedule on Twitter early Tuesday afternoon, with a pretty fun, and interesting, hype video. As for the full schedule, you can start s crolling through that here. The video though? A nostalgia filled romp down memory lane that was everything a Marlins fan over thirty (also known as the bulk of season ticket buyers) could want. Yet it also contained a few key breadcrumbs that Marlins fans of all ages should be thinking about between now and Opening Day 2026.
The Detroit Tigers released their schedule for the 2026 season on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and they begin with Opening Day on March 26 against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The Tigers play their first six games on the road, facing the Padres for a three-game series (March 26-28) and the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three-game series (March 30-April 1) at Chase Field.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR in 2026 will race on a new street course in San Diego, return Chicagoland Speedway to the schedule, move the All-Star race to Dover, Delaware, and end its 38-race season back at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The schedule released Wednesday includes two off weekends on a calendar that stretches from February to November. It begins with the exhibition Clash on Feb. 1 at Bowman-Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem for the second consecutive year, with the season-opening Daytona 500 to follow on Feb. 15.