Baseball For All

08/25/2022 Baseball For All

By: Jeff Yoder

MLB Unveils 2023 Schedule With Every Team Playing Every Team

Major League Baseball announced the 2023 schedule on Wednesday, and it comes with a twist. There will still be 162 games with Opening Day slated for March 30, 2023, but the matchups will look a lot different. For the first time in MLB history, every team will play every team. The postseason format was expanded to include three Wild Card spots in each league, and the resulting measures are to make sure every team gets a balanced schedule rather than a loaded number of divisional showdowns. Here’s a breakdown of the schedule changes (if you’re still confused).

 

MLB 2023 Schedule Changes

Divisional Games: 52 (Down From 76)

Non-Divisional Games: 64 (Down From 66)

Interleague (AL vs. NL): 46 (Up From 20)

 

Read: 7 Fun Takeaways From New ’23 Schedule Format

 

MLB Quick-Hitters

 

Cruzing Into the Record Books: Pirates’ rookie Oneil Cruz already owns the fastest throw by an infielder this season, but he tallied the all-time exit velocity (122.4 mph) with the hardest hit ball of all time. The Pirates got blown out by the Braves (14-2).

 

Kirby’s K-Filled StartMariners’ ace George Kirby made MLB history on Wednesday with 24 consecutive strikes to open the game against the Nationals in a 3-1 loss. The previous record was 21 straight strikes by Joe Musgrove (2018).

 

Ramirez Belts 2 HRs: Jose Ramirez powered the Guardians past Blake Snell and the Padres with a pair of home runs in a 7-0 shutout. Cleveland (66-56) is now four games up on Minnesota (62-60) and Chicago (63-61) in the AL Central race.

 

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