MLB introduces new balanced schedule

The Major League Baseball season is adopting a radical new schedule in a bid to balance
the relative strengths of each division
  

NEW FORMAT: 162-game regular season retained. Allocation of divisional, intraleague and interleague matches changed – each team will face all other 29 opponents at least once
 
Divisonal matches
52
76 (2022)
Each team will play four divisional opponents 13 times across season

Intraleague 
64
66 (2022)
Six games against six league opponents, with seven further games against other four

Interleague
46
20 (2022)
Including four games against closest natural rival

Total
162
Same number of games as 2022


American League		Opening Day: Mar 30	National League

East division		
New York Yankees 	Giants (home)
Toronto Blue Jays 	Cardinals (a)
Tampa Bay Rays 		Tigers (h)
Baltimore Orioles 	Red Sox (a)
Boston Red Sox		Orioles (h)

Central
Cleveland Guardians 	Mariners (a) 
Chicago White Sox 	Astros (a) 
Minnesota Twins 	Royals (a)
Detroit Tigers 		Rays (a) 
Kansas City Royals	Twins (h)

West
Houston Astros 		White Sox (h)    
Seattle Mariners 	Guardians (h)
Los Angeles Angels 	Athletics (a)
Texas Rangers 		Phillies (h)
Oakland Athletics	Angels (h)


East division
Atlanta Braves		Nationals (away)
New York Mets 		Marlins (a) 
Philadelphia Phillies 	Rangers (a) 
Miami Marlins 		Mets (h) 
Washington Nationals	Braves (h)

Central
St. Louis Cardinals 	Blue Jays (h)    
Milwaukee Brewers 	Cubs (a)
Chicago Cubs 		Brewers (h)
Pittsburgh Pirates 	Reds (a)
Cincinnati Reds		Pirates (h)

West
LA Dodgers 		Diamondbacks (h) 
San Diego Padres 	Rockies (h) 
San Francisco Giants 	Yankees (a) 
Arizona Diamondbacks 	Dodgers (a) 
Colorado Rockies 	Padres (a)
                  

Source: MLB
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