#opening-day

#opening-day

It's a good thing the Rogers Centre has a retractable roof because watching baseball in Toronto in March is guaranteed to be down right freezing, especially once the sun goes down. But that's exactly when the Toronto Blue Jays will kick off their American League title defense in 2026. The club recently announced that their day game home opener, has now become a night game, but that's not the only change.

After receiving 10 inches of snowfall in the last week, Brian Head Resort became Utah's first resort to open the 2025-26 ski season on Friday, November 21. The resort was originally scheduled to open on November 7 and subsequently postponed season opening twice, first to November 15 and then to November 21. The delayed opening followed weeks of unusually warm weather sweeping across the southern Rockies, delaying season opening in both Utah and Colorado.

The Twins will have the earliest Opening Day in franchise history in 2026 when they start the season on March 26 at Baltimore. The home opener will be Friday, April 3, against Tampa Bay at Target Field. There is no off-day after the home opener. Major League Baseball teams released their 162-game 2026 schedules on Tuesday. The Twins regular season next year will end Sept. 27 with a home game against Texas.

The Detroit Tigers released their schedule for the 2026 season on Tuesday, Aug. 26, and they begin with Opening Day on March 26 against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. The Tigers play their first six games on the road, facing the Padres for a three-game series (March 26-28) and the Arizona Diamondbacks for a three-game series (March 30-April 1) at Chase Field.