Mookie Betts will return to Boston for the primary time for the reason that Red Sox traded him subsequent August, one in every of a number of highlights as Major League Baseball launched the 2023 schedule on Wednesday.
For the primary time in MLB historical past, each crew will play a minimum of one sequence in opposition to each crew because the league debuts a brand new, balanced schedule. Every crew will now play 52 whole video games in opposition to divisional opponents (down from 76), 64 intraleague video games (down from 66) and 46 interleague video games (up from 20).
Here are the highlights of the Red Sox’ 2023 schedule:
* The Red Sox will open the 2023 season at house on March 30 in opposition to the Orioles as they begin the yr with a six-game homestand, with three video games in opposition to the O’s adopted by three with the Pirates.
* The Red Sox will face the Angels on Patriots’ Day as they play a four-game sequence from April 14-17.
* The first Red Sox-Yankees sequence will come on June 9/11 for a three-game set at Yankee Stadium. The rivals will then sq. off at Fenway Park for 3 video games June 16-18, then three at Yankee Stadium from Aug. 16-18 after which 4 at Fenway from Sept. 11-14 to shut out the 13 video games.
* For a second consecutive season, the Red Sox will go to Wrigley Field for a three-game sequence with the Cubs from July 14-16. In whole, the Red Sox will go to eight National League parks, together with Milwaukee (April 21-13), Philadelphia (May 5-7), Atlanta (May 9-10), San Diego (May 19-21), Arizona (May 26-28), San Francisco (July 28-30) and Washington (Aug. 15-17).
* The Dodgers will go to Fenway Park for the primary time since 2019 for 3 video games from Aug. 25-27. That sequence will likely be extremely anticipated for the return of Betts, who will go to for the primary time since being traded to Los Angeles in February 2020.
* The Mets can pay a go to to Fenway Park for a three-game set from July 21-23.
* The Red Sox will end the season with 4 video games at Camden Yards in opposition to the Orioles, with the common season finale approaching October 1.
Here’s the Red Sox’ full 2023 schedule:
Source: www.bostonherald.com