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2025 Major League Baseball season

The 2025 Major League Baseball season is scheduled to begin on March 18–19 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs held in Tokyo, Japan, before the regular season proper runs from March 27 to September 28. The 95th All-Star Game is planned for July 15 at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia, the home of the Atlanta Braves.[1]

2025 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 18 – September 28, 2025
Number of games162
Number of teams30
TV partner(s)Fox/FS1
TBS
ESPN/ABC
MLB Network
Streaming partner(s)Max
Apple TV+
The Roku Channel
ESPN+
Draft
Regular season
Postseason
World Series
MLB seasons
2026 →
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Locations of AL teams for the 2025–present MLB seasons
West   Central   East
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Locations of NL teams for the 2017–present MLB seasons
West   Central   East

The Athletics plan to temporarily relocate from Oakland to West Sacramento, California, for at least three seasons before permanently moving to Las Vegas.[2]

Schedule

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Major League Baseball released its 2025 schedule on July 18, 2024. There are 162 games scheduled for all teams. The scheduling formula was modified this season to increase the number of games between "prime" Interleague rivals from four to six, playing two three-game series instead of two two-game series. May 16–18 has also been designated as "Rivalry Weekend", featuring 11 series of these "prime" Interleague rivals.[1][3]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs are scheduled to open the season at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 18–19. Opening Day on the U.S. mainland is then planned for March 27.[1]

Managerial changes

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Field managers

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager Interim Manager Reason For Leaving New Manager Notes
Chicago White Sox Pedro Grifol Grady Sizemore Fired TBD On August 8, 2024, the White Sox fired Grifol. In two seasons as manager of the White Sox, he compiled a record of 89–190 (.319) with no playoff appearance.[4]

Sizemore was named as the interim manager on the same day Grifol and bench coach Charlie Montoyo were fired. This became his first managerial position.[5]

Venues

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On November 16, 2023, MLB owners approved the Athletics' relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas. The Athletics then announced on April 4, 2024, that the team would temporarily play at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, from 2025 to 2027, with an option for 2028, while their new ballpark in Las Vegas is under construction.[2][6]

Media rights

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Television

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National

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This will be the fourth year of the existing seven year deals with ESPN, Fox, TBS, Apple TV+, and MLB Network.[7]

Linear television
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Streaming
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  • ESPN+ continues to hold the rights to stream selected games. These games will be blacked out in local markets.[12]
  • Max will continue to simulcast TBS' games on its Bleacher Report Sports Add-on tier.[13]
  • Apple TV+ continues to hold the rights to Friday Night Baseball.[7]
  • This will be the second season that MLB Sunday Leadoff will be streamed on The Roku Channel under a multi-year deal.[14]
  • The league's MLB.tv will continue to stream out-of-market games, and all of Roku's games.[14]
Postseason
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During the postseason, the ESPN networks (including ABC) (with Spanish–language simulcasts on ESPN Deportes) will air all four Wild Card Series.[10] TBS (with Spanish-language simulcasts on MLB Network) will then broadcast the National League Division Series and the National League Championship Series,[9] and Fox Sports (Fox and FS1, with Spanish-language simulcasts on Fox Deportes) will broadcast the American League Division Series, the American League Championship Series and the World Series.[8]

Local

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Bally Sports will be rebranded around October 2024.[15] The Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers will have their contracts expire with Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports North, and Bally Sports Southwest, respectively, before the season begins.[16][17]

The Chicago White Sox, the NBA's Chicago Bulls, the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, and Standard Media will launch the Chicago Sports Network in October 2024, replacing NBC Sports Chicago as their regional broadcaster.[18][19]

This is the first season that the Gotham Sports App, owned by a joint venture between MSG Networks and YES Network, will be the exclusive streaming home of the New York Yankees. The app will not change the television rights for the Yankees.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MLB announces 2025 regular season schedule". MLB.com. July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Drellich, Evan; Rosenthal, Ken (April 4, 2024). "Oakland A's to play in Sacramento's Sutter Health Park beginning in 2025 ahead of move to Las Vegas". The Athletic. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 MLB schedule release: Most exciting series, key dates". ESPN.com. July 18, 2025.
  4. ^ Merkin, Scott (August 8, 2024). "White Sox dismiss Grifol; search underway for new manager". MLB.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Merkin, Scott (August 9, 2024). "'Grateful' Grady Sizemore named interim White Sox manager". MLB.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nevada governor signs A's stadium funding bill". KLAS. June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Ozanian, Mike (March 9, 2022). "MLB Deals With Apple And NBC Sports Are Worth A Combined $115 Million Annually". Forbes. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "MLB, Fox complete multiyear agreement". MLB Advanced Media. September 24, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Brown, Maury (September 24, 2020). "TBS And MLB Reach TV Rights Extension For 2022-28 Reportedly Worth $3.75 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Brown, Maury (May 14, 2020). "ESPN's 7 Year 392 Billion Renewal With MLB Starts In 2022". Forbes. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Paulsen (September 18, 2022). "News: Gus Johnson, Pac-12, LIV Tour and more". Sports Media Watch. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  12. ^ Feauz, Alex (March 28, 2024). "ESPN+ Unveils Major League Baseball Game Schedule for March and April". ESPN Press Room. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  13. ^ Roth, Emma (September 19, 2023). "Max will start offering a live sports tier in October". The Verge. Archived from the original on September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. ^ a b Spangler, Todd (May 13, 2024). "Roku Scores Exclusive MLB Sunday Games Package, Streaming for Free in U.S. and Elsewhere". Variety. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  15. ^ Crupi, Anthony (March 1, 2024). "Diamond Sports Files Official Re-org Plan, Will Cut Ties With Bally's". Sportico. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  16. ^ Frankel, Daniel (February 2, 2024). "Diamond and MLB Mediate Deals to Keep the Rangers, Twins and Guardians on Bally Sports Through the 2024 Season". Next TV. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Miller, Phill (February 9, 2024). "Twins officially will remain on Bally Sports North this season". Star Tribune. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  18. ^ Powers, Scott; Lazerus, Mark (May 4, 2024). "Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox partnering with media group for new broadcast home". The Athletic.
  19. ^ Libit, Daniel (June 3, 2024). "Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks to Launch Chicago Sports Network". Sportico. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  20. ^ Feldman, Jacob (August 28, 2024). "MSG, YES Launch Combo Streaming App for New York-Area Sports". Sportico. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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