2025 Major League Baseball season
| 2025 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | March 18 – September 28, 2025 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox/FS1 TBS ESPN/ABC MLB Network |
| Draft | |
| Regular season | |
| Postseason | |
| World Series | |
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]
The Athletics plan to temporarily relocate from Oakland to West Sacramento, California, for at least three seasons before permanently moving to Las Vegas.[2]
Contents
Schedule
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
Field managers
Off-season
| 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
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]
Anniversaries and special events
| Team | Special occasion |
|---|---|
| All Teams | Jackie Robinson Day (April 15) |
| Pink Ribbons for breast cancer awareness (May 11, Mother's Day) | |
| Patch for Armed Forces Day (May 19) and Camouflage caps for Armed Force's Day Weekend (May 18–20) | |
| Poppy for Memorial Day (May 26) | |
| #4 patch for Lou Gehrig Day (June 2) | |
| "Play Ball" patch in partnership with USA Baseball and USA Softball (June 14–16) | |
| Blue Ribbons for prostate cancer (June 15, Father's Day) | |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum logo patches (July 19–21) | |
| Gold Ribbons for childhood cancer (September 1) | |
| #21 patch for Roberto Clemente Day (September 15) | |
| "MLB Debut" patch for players who play their first Major League game | |
| Atlanta Braves | 2025 MLB All-Star Game |
| 30th Anniversary of 1995 World Series Championship | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 30th Anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2131st consecutive game |
| 55th Anniversary of 1970 World Series Championship | |
| Chicago White Sox | 20th Anniversary of 2005 World Series Championship |
| Cincinnati Reds | 50th Anniversary of 1975 World Series Championship |
| 35th Anniverdary of 1990 World Series Championship | |
| Kansas City Royals | 40th Anniversary of 1985 World Series Championship |
| 10th Anniversary of 2015 World Series Championship | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 70th Anniversary of 1955 World Series Championship |
| 60th Anniversary of 1965 World Series Championship | |
| 5th Anniversary of 2020 World Series Championship | |
| New York Yankees | 25th Anniversary of 2000 World Series Championship |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 45th Anniversary of 1980 World Series Championship |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 55th Anniversary of 1960 World Series Championship |
| San Francisco Giants | 15th Anniversary of 2010 World Series Championship |
Media rights
Television
National
This will be the fourth year of the existing seven-year deals with ESPN, Fox, TBS, Apple TV+, and MLB Network.[7]
Linear television
- Fox will continue to air their Fox Saturday Baseball and Baseball Night in America slate of exclusive weekend games. The network will also air the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. FS1 will also broadcast non-exclusive games.[8]
- TBS will continue to broadcast Tuesday Night Baseball. Most games are blacked out in the home markets of the teams playing, however, TBS is allowed to co-exist once with a team's local broadcast.[9]
- ESPN will continue to broadcast Sunday Night Baseball, with the option to show alternate broadcasts. The network also has the rights to the Home Run Derby.[10] Select games may air on ABC and ESPN2.
- MLB Network will continue to broadcast games daily. While most games will be simulcasts of the home teams' regional sports network broadcasts, select games will be produced by the network under its MLB Network Showcase banner. All games are blacked out in the home markets of the teams playing.[11]
Streaming
- 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
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
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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