What's up with the Braves not playing on Memorial Day?

Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday, but MLB does not schedule a full slate of games. Four teams are off, including the Braves. Last year on Memorial Day, six teams were off and the Braves were also among them. MLB treats Memorial Day primarily as a scheduling day that can include travel, rather than as a special occasion that guarantees more games. Labor Day shows a similar pattern, with some teams off and more day games, though not overwhelmingly. Other holiday scheduling comparisons are limited because Juneteenth falls on a Friday and the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday.

"Which is really the question itself. It's a holiday, which usually means MLB has a full slate of games, often afternoon games. Yet, MLB does not have a full slate of games, with four teams off. The Braves are one of those four."

"Last year, on Memorial Day, MLB had six teams off, and the Braves were one of those. Basically, for scheduling purposes, MLB doesn't treat Memorial Day as a special occasion, but just a semi-regular Monday that includes some travel days."

"I say semi-regular because while there are more day games, it's not overwhelmingly day games. Labor Day this year is similar, with a handful of teams off, though there are more day games. (Juneteenth is on a Friday and the Fourth of July is on a Saturday, so hard to talk about other holiday schedules this year.)"

"Anyway, does it strike you as odd that MLB didn't make a concerted effort to have a full slate on a federal holiday? Or, that the Braves have somehow been off two Memorial Days in a row?"

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