The Boston Red Sox will play the 2026 MLB season with renewed excitement as they chase a playoff spot and rely on a young core on both offense and defense. Schedule construction could introduce significant challenges and curveballs despite roster strength. The season opens with a three-game road series in Cincinnati from March 26-29 against ex-Boston manager and the Reds. Boston hosts the Yankees April 21-23 and June 25-28, and will travel to Yankee Stadium June 5-7 and Aug. 28-30. After two seasons of playing seven road games and six home games against New York, the balance flips in 2026.
The Boston Red Sox will once again play Major League Baseball in 2026, which is a lot more exciting to fans at this point in the calendar year than it has been for the last few seasons. With Boston chasing down a playoff spot this year and a young core of talented players on both sides of the ball, the sky is the limit for the Red Sox next season and for several years beyond.
It always matters how you start a season, as the Red Sox best demonstrated with their 0-6 start when they had World Series goals in 2011. And next year, Boston's very first games will be against an old friend. The Sox will travel to Cincinnati for three games from March 26-29 to take on ex-Boston manager and the Cincinnati Reds. In July, the Red Sox took two of three games from the Reds at Fenway Park, so Francona will be looking to even the score.
There's always a reason to circle the dates on the calendar when the Red Sox face off with the New York Yankees, and as usual, the teams will play 13 games against each other. But if the rivalry is heated in 2026, it won't come with last-minute playoff implications. Boston hosts the Yankees from April 21-23 and June 25-28. They'll travel to Yankee Stadium June 5-7 and Aug. 28-30.
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