MLB Opening Day 2027 Is Thursday, March 25: Opening Night, Spring Training and All-Star Game Dates

Traditional Major League Baseball (MLB) Opening Day 2027 is Thursday, Mar. 25, with 14 games on the schedule, according to MLB.com’s July 16, 2026 schedule release. The season is slated to begin a day earlier, on Wednesday, Mar. 24, with an Opening Night game streamed live on Netflix. MLB.com lists that matchup as to be determined.

Is Opening Day on March 24 or March 25?

Both dates appear in the release, and they are different events. Opening Night is Wednesday, Mar. 24. Traditional Opening Day is Thursday, Mar. 25. If you are planning a day off or a watch party around the full slate of games, Mar. 25 is the date MLB.com gives for 14 games.

What are the key MLB dates for 2027?

All dates below come from MLB.com’s July 16, 2026 schedule release and MLB’s Sept. 4, 2026 Spring Training release. The All-Star location also matches MLB’s All-Star page.

Date	Event	Details
Fri., Feb. 19, 2027	Spring Training begins	All 30 clubs in action
Sat., Mar. 20 to Tue., Mar. 23, 2027	Exhibition games	A number of games will be played, per MLB
Wed., Mar. 24, 2027	Opening Night	One game, live on Netflix; matchup to be determined
Thu., Mar. 25, 2027	Traditional Opening Day	14 games
Mon., July 12, 2027	T-Mobile Home Run Derby	Streamed exclusively on Netflix
Tue., July 13, 2027	97th MLB All-Star Game	Wrigley Field, Chicago; exclusively on FOX

How many days until Opening Day 2027?

Counted from Monday, Oct. 26, 2026, the day we published this story, by our own calculation:

Event	Date	Days from Oct. 26, 2026
Spring Training begins	Fri., Feb. 19, 2027	116
Opening Night	Wed., Mar. 24, 2027	149
Opening Day	Thu., Mar. 25, 2027	150
Home Run Derby	Mon., July 12, 2027	259
All-Star Game	Tue., July 13, 2027	260

When does Spring Training 2027 start?

MLB’s Sept. 4, 2026 press release says 2027 Spring Training will officially begin on Friday, Feb. 19, with all 30 clubs in action. The release describes games across Arizona and Florida. It also says a number of exhibition games will be played from Saturday, Mar. 20, through Tuesday, Mar. 23, the days before Opening Night.

When and where is the 2027 All-Star Game?

The 97th MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard, is set for Tuesday, July 13, 2027, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, and it airs exclusively on FOX, according to MLB.com. The MLB All-Star page also lists Wrigley Field and July 13, 2027. The T-Mobile Home Run Derby is the night before, Monday, July 12, streamed exclusively on Netflix.

What has MLB not announced yet?

The sources we read do not give the Opening Night matchup, the date the regular season ends or when the postseason starts. They also do not name an international opener for 2027 or give report dates for pitchers and catchers. We will update this story when MLB publishes them.

Free MLB 2027 dates printable

Our one-page list puts the Spring Training start, exhibition games, Opening Night, Opening Day, the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game in one place. Mark the opener on the March 2027 printable calendar, plan around it with a printable weekly calendar or keep the whole year on a printable yearly calendar. For other sports dates on the calendar, see the National Hockey League (NHL) Winter Classic 2027, Super Bowl 61 (LXI) in 2027 and the 2026 World Series schedule.