Following an exciting World Baseball Classic filled with thrill and drama, the MLB is finally set to begin its 2023 season, check out a brief season preview, key dates, club-wise schedule, how to watch live, and more.
Just recently, the World Baseball Classic concluded with Team Japan winning a third title over the reigning 2017 champions, USA.
MLS 2023 regular season schedule, opening start day, teams matches, stadiums, live stream telecast
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The Houston Astros are currently the defending World Series champions and will begin the new season looking for a third title and a fifth appearance in the Fall Classic.
Major League Baseball 2023 season preview
The Major League Baseball 2023 season will begin with its Opening Day on Thursday, March 30. As all the teams undergo preparations for the new season, the Astros suffered a setback after star infielder José Altuve got injured with a fractured thumb.
The incident happened while playing for his country Venezuela, in the WBC. Following the injury, Altuve will be out for the first two months of the season. Aside from Altuve several MLB stars out with injuries during either the WBC or MLB Spring Training. New York Mets closing pitcher Edwin Díaz suffered a right knee patellar tendon tear, while Rhys Hoskins, the Philadelphia Phillies first baseman suffered a left knee ACL tear.
Gavin Lux, the Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman also suffered a right knee ACL tear. All of these injuries are season-ending injuries ahead of Opening Day.
Meanwhile, fans can’t wait to see star players like Ohtani Shohei, Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Trea Turner, and Paul Goldschmidt all tear up their respective leagues.
Aside from star players and injuries, teams like the Boston Red Sox are looking to bounce back following a last-place finish last season. Meanwhile, the New York Yankees are looking for a first title since 2009. Another interesting take is the National League West Division race between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
MLB 2023 new format and rules
Interestingly, the new MLB 2023 season will feature a new format for the first time in MLB history. Following the new format, each of the 30 clubs will play against the 29 other teams throughout the season. In the previous seasons, each team played only selected opponents “inter-league”.
Moreover, the new season will also feature some new rules including a pitch clock timer. The pitch clock timer will enforce a limited and shorter amount of time for pitchers and batters between pitches. The MLB have added this new rule to shorten game durations.
Another new rule, is a ban on “shifting” infielders’ positioning to unorthodox positions. This rules requires all infielders to stick to the infield dirt and two on each side of second base. There will also be new and larger bases.
Major League Baseball 2023 key dates
Given below are the key dates for the new 2023 Major League Season:
| Date | Event |
| March 30 | Opening Day |
| April 15 | Jackie Robinson Day |
| April 29–30 | Mexico City Series San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, Mexico City, Mexico |
| June 2 | Lou Gehrig Day |
| June 24–25 | London Series Chicago Cubs @ St Louis Cardinals at London Stadium, London, England |
| July 9–11 | 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft in Seattle, Washington |
| July 10 | 2023 MLB Home Run Derby at T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington |
| July 11 | 2023 MLB All-Star Game at T-Mobile Park, Seattle, Washington |
| August 20 | Little League Classic Philadelphia Phillies @ Washington Nationals at Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
| September 15 | Roberto Clemente Day |
| October 1 | Last day of regular season |
| October 3 (not fixed) | Expected start of 2023 MLB postseason play |
All MLB 2023 club-wise full schedules
Given below are the links to the full schedules for each of the clubs in the MLB 2023 season:
- Arizona Diamondbacks 2023 schedule
- Atlanta Braves 2023 schedule
- Baltimore Orioles 2023 schedule
- Boston Red Sox 2023 schedule
- Chicago Cubs 2023 schedule
- Chicago White Sox 2023 schedule
- Cincinnati Reds 2023 schedule
- Cleveland Guardians 2023 schedule
- Colorado Rockies 2023 schedule
- Detroit Tigers 2023 schedule
- Houston Astros 2023 schedule
- Kansas City Royals 2023 schedule
- Los Angeles Angels 2023 schedule
- Los Angeles Dodgers 2023 schedule
- Miami Marlins 2023 schedule
- Milwaukee Brewers 2023 schedule
- Minnesota Twins 2023 schedule
- New York Mets 2023 schedule
- New York Yankees 2023 schedule
- Oakland Athletics 2023 schedule
- Philadelphia Phillies 2023 schedule
- Pittsburgh Pirates 2023 schedule
- San Diego Padres 2023 schedule
- San Francisco Giants 2023 schedule
- Seattle Mariners 2023 schedule
- St. Louis Cardinals 2023 schedule
- Tampa Bay Rays 2023 schedule
- Texas Rangers 2023 schedule
- Toronto Blue Jays 2023 schedule
- Washington Nationals 2023 schedule
2023 MLB season how to watch all the games
Fans in the USA can watch the live TV broadcast of the 2023 MLB season through MLB.tv, a subscription service. The broadcaster will provide a broadcast of most games with feeds for both teams. Aside from that, each of the 30 teams will also have a regional TV broadcaster.
Given below is a list of the TV/streaming broadcasters in other countries outside the US:
| Country/region | TV/streaming broadcasters |
| Canada | Sportsnet (English) and RDS / TVA (French) |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport and BBC |
| Asia and mainland China | Tencent |
| Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania | ESPN International |
| India | Star Sports |
| Japan | NHK, TBS, and J Sports |
| Republic of Korea | SPOTV |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | FOX Sports International and ESPN International/ national or cable networks |
| Africa | ESPN International |
| Europe | BeIN Sports, DAZN, ESPN International/ national or cable networks across |
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