MLB Unveils 2018 Schedule

Major League Baseball announced its 2018 schedule on Tuesday, and many of its signature events are moving to earlier in the year.

Opening Day will be Thursday, March 29, the earliest opening date ever for a season at traditional Major League ballparks. All 30 teams are scheduled to play that day.

The early start is because 2018 marks the first year of the new scheduling format agreed to in the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed last offseason. The format adds an additional weekend of play at the beginning of the season in exchange for three to four more off days during the season to provide additional rest and opportunities for rescheduling.

It will be the first time since 1968 that every team will open on the same date.

The final day of the regular season will be Sept. 30.

The MLB Draft will also begin on Monday, June 4, a week earlier than the 2017 draft.

The interleague series in 2018 will be NL East vs. AL East, NL Central vs. AL Central, and NL West vs. AL West. Also notable is a two-game series between the Twins and Indians scheduled for April 17-18 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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