The Boston Red Sox will face every other team in Major League Baseball next season as the league made a major change to its scheduling format.MLB announced Wednesday that every team has been paired with a natural interleague rival that they will play four times, twice at home and twice on the road. The Red Sox, of the American League, have been paired with the National League's Atlanta Braves, a franchise that played in Boston from 1871 through 1952.Other than their natural rivals, every MLB team either hosts a three-game series or plays a three-game road series from the opposite league. Previously, teams would only play against a single division from the opposite league in interleague play. Under the new scheduling format, every MLB team will visit every city over the span of two seasons.Next year, the Red Sox will host the following National League teams at Fenway Park: the Pittsburgh Pirates [April 3-5], St. Louis Cardinals [May 12-14], Cincinnati Reds [May 30-June 1], Colorado Rockies [June 12-14], Miami Marlins [June 27-29], New York Mets [July 21-23], Atlanta Braves [July 25-26] and Los Angeles Dodgers [Aug. 25-27].Boston will be traveling to play the remaining teams in the NL: the Milwaukee Brewers [April 21-23], Philadelphia Phillies [May 5-7], Atlanta Braves [May 9-10], San Diego Padres [May 19-21], Arizona Diamondbacks [May 26-28], Chicago Cubs [July 14-16], San Francisco Giants [July 28-30] and Washington Nationals [Aug. 15-17].The increase of interleague games from 20 to 46 means the Red Sox will play 52 games against divisional opponents in the AL East as opposed to 76. Boston will play each AL East team 13 times going forward. The Sox will play seven home games and six road games against the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays in 2023, and will play six home games and seven road games against the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays.Finally, the Red Sox will play 64 games against other American League opponents, 32 at home and 32 away. This marks a slight decrease from the 66 intraleague games under the previous scheduling format.Boston will play six games — three home and three road — against the following AL teams: the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. The Sox will play seven games against the remaining four teams in their league: the Houston Astros [three home, four road]; Kansas City Royals [four home, three road]; Los Angeles Angels [four home, three road] and Minnesota Twins [three home, four road].Video: Sky5 flies over Fenway ParkThe Red Sox will be opening the season at Fenway Park as they host the Orioles for opening day on March 30.The annual Patriots Day home game will be played against the Angels.Boston will also be at home on Mother's Day [May 14 vs. Cardinals], Father's Day [June 18 vs. Yankees] and the Fourth of July [vs. Rangers].The final home stand at Fenway Park for the 2023 season will feature games against the White Sox [Sept. 22-24] and Rays [Sept. 26-27]. The Red Sox will finish the season with a four-game series against the Orioles in Baltimore [Sept. 28 -Oct. 1].Click here to view the Boston Red Sox's entire 2023 regular-season schedule.
BOSTON —
The Boston Red Sox will face every other team in Major League Baseball next season as the league made a major change to its scheduling format.
MLB announced Wednesday that every team has been paired with a natural interleague rival that they will play four times, twice at home and twice on the road. The Red Sox, of the American League, have been paired with the National League's Atlanta Braves, a franchise that played in Boston from 1871 through 1952.
Other than their natural rivals, every MLB team either hosts a three-game series or plays a three-game road series from the opposite league. Previously, teams would only play against a single division from the opposite league in interleague play. Under the new scheduling format, every MLB team will visit every city over the span of two seasons.
Next year, the Red Sox will host the following National League teams at Fenway Park: the Pittsburgh Pirates [April 3-5], St. Louis Cardinals [May 12-14], Cincinnati Reds [May 30-June 1], Colorado Rockies [June 12-14], Miami Marlins [June 27-29], New York Mets [July 21-23], Atlanta Braves [July 25-26] and Los Angeles Dodgers [Aug. 25-27].
Boston will be traveling to play the remaining teams in the NL: the Milwaukee Brewers [April 21-23], Philadelphia Phillies [May 5-7], Atlanta Braves [May 9-10], San Diego Padres [May 19-21], Arizona Diamondbacks [May 26-28], Chicago Cubs [July 14-16], San Francisco Giants [July 28-30] and Washington Nationals [Aug. 15-17].
The increase of interleague games from 20 to 46 means the Red Sox will play 52 games against divisional opponents in the AL East as opposed to 76. Boston will play each AL East team 13 times going forward. The Sox will play seven home games and six road games against the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays in 2023, and will play six home games and seven road games against the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays.
Finally, the Red Sox will play 64 games against other American League opponents, 32 at home and 32 away. This marks a slight decrease from the 66 intraleague games under the previous scheduling format.
Boston will play six games — three home and three road — against the following AL teams: the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers. The Sox will play seven games against the remaining four teams in their league: the Houston Astros [three home, four road]; Kansas City Royals [four home, three road]; Los Angeles Angels [four home, three road] and Minnesota Twins [three home, four road].
Video: Sky5 flies over Fenway Park
The Red Sox will be opening the season at Fenway Park as they host the Orioles for opening day on March 30.
The annual Patriots Day home game will be played against the Angels.
Boston will also be at home on Mother's Day [May 14 vs. Cardinals], Father's Day [June 18 vs. Yankees] and the Fourth of July [vs. Rangers].
The final home stand at Fenway Park for the 2023 season will feature games against the White Sox [Sept. 22-24] and Rays [Sept. 26-27]. The Red Sox will finish the season with a four-game series against the Orioles in Baltimore [Sept. 28 -Oct. 1].
Click here to view the Boston Red Sox's entire 2023 regular-season schedule.