2018 Major League Baseball season - wikipedia 2018 Major League Baseball season 2018 MLB season League Major League Baseball Sport Baseball Duration March 29 -- October 31, 2018 Number of games 162 Number of teams 30 Regular season League Postseason World Series MLB seasons ← 2017 2019 → The 2018 Major League Baseball season will begin on March 29, 2018, and is scheduled to end on September 30. The Postseason will begin on October 2. The 2018 World Series is set to begin on October 23, and a potential Game 7 is scheduled on October 31. The 2018 MLB Draft will be held from June 4 -- 6 in Secaucus, New Jersey. The 89th Major League Baseball All - Star Game will be held on July 17, at Nationals Park, the home of the Washington Nationals. Contents 1 Schedule 2 Managerial changes 2.1 General managers 2.1. 1 Offseason 2.2 Field managers 2.2. 1 Offseason 3 Uniforms 3.1 Anniversaries and special events 4 Television 4.1 National 4.1. 1 United States 5 Radio 5.1 Local 5.2 National 6 Retired numbers 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Schedule As has been the case since 2013, all teams will play their four division opponents 19 times each for a total of 76 games. They will play six or seven games against each of the other ten same - league opponents for a total of 66 games, and 20 inter-league games. The primary inter-league match - ups are AL East vs NL East, AL Central vs NL Central, and AL West vs NL West. Since `` natural rivalry '' matchups are part of the three - year divisional rotation, the schedule format for interleague games will be different from previous years. The 20 interleague games each team played consisted of two three - game series ( one home, one away ) against its natural rival ( total of six games ), two two - game series ( one home, one away ) against each team for two other opponents ( total of eight games ), and a single three - game series against each team for the last two ( one home, one away ; total of six games ). Under the new collective bargaining agreement reached in December 2016, the regular season has been extended to 187 days in order to add four additional off - days for all teams. All teams will play Opening Day, and there will no longer be a Sunday - night game on the final Sunday before the All - Star Game. A single, nationally televised afternoon game will be played the following Thursday in lieu of the Sunday game, before all other teams return from break the next day. The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play a three - game Mexican - based series at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey from May 4 -- 6, while the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Indians will play a two - game series at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 17 and 18. The Little League Classic game at BB&T Ballpark in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, coinciding with the Little League World Series, will return to the schedule. It will be played between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets on August 19. Managerial changes General managers Offseason Team Former GM Reason For Leaving New GM Story / Accomplishments Atlanta Braves John Coppolella Resigned Alex Anthopoulos John Coppolella resigned from the Braves on October 2, 2017 because of a Major League Baseball investigation. On November 12, 2017 Alex Anthopoulos was hired as the new general manager of the team. On November 21, 2017 Coppolella was banned for life from baseball as a result of the investigation. Field managers Offseason Team Former Manager Reason For Leaving New Manager Story / Accomplishments Detroit Tigers Brad Ausmus Contract not renewed Ron Gardenhire The Tigers announced on September 22, 2017 that Ausmus ' contract would not be renewed. Ausmus compiled a 314 -- 332 record in four years as manager with one playoff appearance. The Tigers hired former Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on October 19, 2017. As the Twins ' manager from 2002 -- 2014 he compiled a record of 1068 -- 1039 (. 507 ), and 6 -- 21 (. 222 ) in six post-season appearances. He also won AL Manager of the Year in 2010. Philadelphia Phillies Pete Mackanin Reassigned Gabe Kapler It was announced on October 1, 2017 that Mackanin would be removed as manager but he managed the final three games of the 2017 season. Mackanin had a record of 174 -- 238 in his two and a half seasons as manager with no playoff appearances. It was also announced he would remain with the organization as a special assistant to the general manager. On October 29, 2017 the Phillies announced the hire of former Dodgers ' Director of Development Gabe Kapler, who previously played for 12 seasons with various teams. He has no previous major league managerial or coaching experience. New York Mets Terry Collins Retired Mickey Callaway Collins announced on October 1, 2017 that he would retire after the last game of the season. He will move to the Mets ' front office. Collins finished with a 551 -- 583 record in seven years with club, with two playoff appearances in 2015 and 2016, where they lost to the Kansas City Royals in the World Series and lost the Wild Card to the San Francisco Giants in the following season. The Mets named Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway as their new manager on October 22, 2017. Callaway was with Cleveland from 2013 -- 2017. He has no previous managerial experience. Boston Red Sox John Farrell Fired Alex Cora Farrell was fired on October 11, 2017. Farrell during his five years as manager compiled a 432 -- 378 record and earned three division titles in 2013, 2016 and 2017. He led the Red Sox to the 2013 World Series title. Houston Astros bench coach Alex Cora was named manager on October 22, 2017, and formally assumed the role after the Astros ' win in the 2017 World Series. He has no previous managerial experience. Washington Nationals Dusty Baker Fired Dave Martinez The Nationals announced on October 20, 2017 that Baker would not be returning for the 2018 season. Baker led the Nationals to the postseason in each of his two seasons with the club but could n't get past the NLDS. The Nationals were 192 -- 132 (. 593 ) under Baker. The Nationals hired Dave Martinez to be their new manager on October 29, 2017. He was previously the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs, and has no managerial experience. New York Yankees Joe Girardi Contract not renewed Aaron Boone The Yankees announced on October 26, 2017 that Girardi would not be returning for the 2018 season. Girardi led the Yankees to three division titles and one World Series championship during his ten years of managing the club. The Yankees were 910 -- 710 (. 562 ) under Girardi. On December 1, 2017 radio announcer Aaron Boone was hired as the team 's new manager. He has no previous coaching or managerial experience. Uniforms Anniversaries and special events The following teams will wear commemorative patches for special occasions : Team Special occasion All Teams Pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness ( May 12 -- 13, Mother 's Day weekend ) `` Play Ball '' patch in partnership with USA Baseball and USA Softball ( June 2 -- 3 ) Blue ribbons for prostate cancer awareness ( June 16 -- 17, Father 's Day weekend ) Players Weekend ( August 24 -- 26 ) Gold ribbons for childhood cancer awareness ( August 31 ) Arizona Diamondbacks 20th Anniversary of the franchise Baltimore Orioles 35th Anniversary of 1983 World Series team Boston Red Sox In memory of Bobby Doerr Detroit Tigers 50th Anniversary of 1968 World Series team Houston Astros 2017 World Series Championship ( April 2 ) Kansas City Royals 50th season of the franchise Los Angeles Dodgers 30th Anniversary of 1988 World Series team 60th Anniversary in Los Angeles Miami Marlins 15th Anniversary of 2003 World Series team 25th Anniversary of the franchise New York Yankees 20th Anniversary of 1998 World Series team Philadelphia Phillies 10th Anniversary of 2008 World Series team San Francisco Giants 60th Anniversary in San Francisco Tampa Bay Rays 20th Anniversary of the franchise Toronto Blue Jays 25th Anniversary of 1993 World Series team In memory of Roy Halladay Washington Nationals 2018 All Star Game Television National United states This will be the fifth year of the current eight - year deals with Fox Sports, ESPN and TBS. Fox will air eight weeks of baseball on Saturday Nights leading up to the 2018 Major League Baseball All - Star Game which will also air on Fox. Fox will then televise Saturday afternoon games for the last four weeks of the regular season. FS1 will televise games on Tuesday and on Saturdays both during the afternoon and night. ESPN will televise games on its flagship telecast Sunday Night Baseball as well as Monday and Wednesday Nights. TBS will televise Sunday afternoon games for the last 13 weeks of the regular season. Fox and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecasts will be exclusive ; all other national telecasts will be subject to local blackout. TBS will televise the American League Wild Card Game, Division Series and Championship Series. ESPN will televise the National League Wild Card. Fox Sports 1 and MLB Network will televise the National League Division Series. Fox and Fox Sports 1 will televise the National League Championship Series. The World Series will air exclusively on Fox for the 19th consecutive year. Radio Local The Minnesota Twins will return to Entercom 's WCCO / Minneapolis after twelve years on KSTP, followed by the Twins - owned FM station KQGO ; WCCO has been the flagship for the Twins ' network for 46 of the team 's 58 years of existence. Entercom will also take over all existing play - by - play contracts from their newly acquired stations from CBS Radio after the two companies merged their radio assets on November 17, 2017. National ESPN Radio will air its 21st season of national coverage, including Sunday Night Baseball, Saturday games, Opening Day and holiday games, the All - Star Game, and Home Run Derby, and the entire Major League Baseball postseason. Retired numbers Jack Morris will have his # 47 retired by the Detroit Tigers on August 12. Alan Trammell will have his # 3 retired by the Detroit Tigers on August 26. See also 2018 in baseball References Jump up ^ October 31 is the date of a potential Game 7 of the World Series. The earliest the season can end is October 27. Jump up ^ Newman, Mark. `` 2018 Major League Baseball schedule released ''. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 16 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` MLB minimum salary, 10 - day DL, the 187 - day season, and other CBA minutiae ''. True Blue LA ( SB Nation ). Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 13. Jump up ^ `` 2018 Major League Baseball schedule released ''. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 12. Jump up ^ Shaikin, Bill. `` Dodgers and Padres set for Mexico series in May -- LA Times ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017 - 11 - 13. Jump up ^ Jackson, Shane. `` Indians, Twins to play in Puerto Rico in 2018 ''. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved 27 September 2017. Jump up ^ Trezza, Joe ( September 29, 2017 ). `` ' MLB Little League Classic ' : Phillies, Mets to play game in Williamsport ''. MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved September 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Bowman, Mark ( October 2, 2017 ). `` Coppolella resigns as Braves ' general manager ''. MLB.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Bowman, Scott ( November 12, 2017 ). `` Braves Hire Alex Anthopoulos General Manager ''. Talking Chop.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Rapaport, Daniel ( September 22, 2017 ). `` Brad Ausmus Out as Tigers Manager After Season ''. Sports Illustrated. Jump up ^ `` Source : Tigers will hire Ron Gardenhire as manager ''. espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Jump up ^ Gelb, Matt ( September 30, 2017 ). `` Phillies fire Pete Mackanin as manager ''. Philadelphia Inquirer. Jump up ^ `` Phillies tap Dodgers exec Gabe Kapler as next manager ''. espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 October 2017. Jump up ^ DiComo, Anthony ( October 1, 2017 ). `` Collins resigns, set to move to front - office role ''. MLB.com. Jump up ^ `` Indians pitching coach Mick Callaway to be Mets ' new manager ''. espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 22 October 2017. Jump up ^ Browne, Ian ( October 11, 2017 ). `` Red Sox dismiss Farrell after five seasons ''. MLB.com. Jump up ^ Browne, Ian ( October 22, 2017 ). `` Sox finalize 3 - year deal with Cora to manage ''. MLB.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dusty Baker wo n't return as Nationals manager ''. espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 October 2017. Jump up ^ Matz, Eddie ( October 29, 2017 ). `` Sources : Davey Martinez is Nationals ' next pick for manager ''. ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2017. Jump up ^ Hoch, Bryan ( October 26, 2017 ). `` Girardi out as Yankees manager after 10 years ''. MLB.com. MLB. Retrieved October 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Aaron Boone become next manager of the New York Yankees / ''. ESPN.com. ESPN. December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Merkin, Scott ( 17 November 2017 ). `` Twins radio broadcasts set to return to WCCO ''. MLB.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017. ^ Jump up to : https://www.mlb.com/news/tigers-to-retire-trammell-morris-numbers/c-263583608 External links 2018 Major League Baseball season schedule 2018 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore Boston New York Tampa Bay Toronto AL Central Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota AL West Houston Los Angeles Oakland Seattle Texas NL East Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia Washington NL Central Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee Pittsburgh St. Louis NL West Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco 2018 MLB draft 2018 All - Star Game 2018 World Series Major League Baseball seasons Pre-modern era Beginnings 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 Competition 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 NL monopoly 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 Modern era Deadball era 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 Liveball era 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 World War II 1942 1943 1944 1945 Postwar 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 First expansion 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 Birth of division play 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 Wildcard begins Wildcard expansion 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 See also Major League Baseball schedule Major League Baseball Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Major_League_Baseball_season&oldid=815688672 '' Categories : 2018 Major League Baseball season Major League Baseball seasons Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 16 December 2017, at 12 : 19. 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Question: when does the baseball season start in 2018
Answer: March 29 – October 31, 2018