With roots dating back to the late 1800s, MLB is the USA’s longest-running major professional sports league. An integral part of North American summers for over a century, MLB games take place almost every day between late March and October, giving fans plenty of opportunities to enjoy a trip to the ballpark. Here’s a closer look at the 2024 MLB schedule.
- Number of Games in the 2024 MLB Season
- 2024 MLB Season Dates
- 2024 MLB Regular Season
- 2024 MLB World Tour
- 2024 MLB All-Star Week
- 2024 MLB Postseason
- 2024 MLB Teams
- 2024 MLB Rule Changes
- 2025 MLB Schedule
Number of Games in the 2024 MLB Season
The MLB schedule contains a total of 2,430 games in the regular season – 162 games for each team.
Most games take place in the United States, however, the Toronto Blue Jays play all their home games in Toronto, Canada.
MLB's World Tour initiative also sees a number of series played in various countries across the world each season. World Tour stops in 2024 are Seoul, South Korea (20–21 March); Mexico City, Mexico (27–28 April); and London, UK (8–9 June).
You can view the full MLB schedule here.
2024 MLB Season Dates
The full 2024 MLB season, including both the regular season and postseason, runs from 20 March – 2 November. All-Star Week, scheduled for 12–16 July at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, is generally considered the season’s midpoint.
2024 MLB Regular Season
The MLB regular season will take place between 20 March – 29 September in 2024.
All 30 MLB teams are involved in the regular season. Teams are split into 2 historical leagues: the American League and National League. Within these leagues, teams are divided into 3 divisions based on geography: AL East, AL Central, AL West; and NL East, NL Central, NL West. Each division contains 5 teams.
Due to the vast number of fixtures in MLB each year, and to limit travel, regular season games take place as “series”. A series is 2, 3, or 4 games played in a row against the same team. Each MLB team plays 52 divisional games (e.g. AL East v AL East), 64 intraleague games (e.g. AL East v AL Central), and 46 interleague games (e.g. AL East v NL West) in a season.
During the regular season, MLB teams are ranked by win/loss record. Once all games have been played, 12 teams qualify for the postseason – 3 division winners and 3 “best-placed” wild cards from each league.
Koobit has the full MLB regular season schedule available here.
2024 MLB World Tour
Baseball is a sport with growing global appeal, and as a result, MLB now hosts a number of regular season games outside of North America every season. In 2024, MLB's World Tour will see 2-game series played in South Korea, Mexico, and the UK.
MLB Seoul Series
The inaugural Seoul Series kicked off the 2024 MLB regular season with 2 games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres between 20–21 March. The Dodgers won the first game of the series 5–2, while the Padres won the second game 15–11.
MLB Mexico City Series
In 2024, the Mexico City Series was played between 27–28 April. The Houston Astros defeated the Colorado Rockies in both games by scores of 12–4 and 8–2.
MLB London Series
The London Series is a 2-game regular season series played at London Stadium in London, UK.
In 2024, NL East rivals the New York Mets will face the Philadelphia Phillies across the weekend of 8–9 June.
This year's London Series will be the third edition of the event following New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox in 2019, and Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals in 2023.
A full London Series schedule is available here.
2024 MLB All-Star Week
MLB All-Star Week is set to take place between 12–16 July in 2024.
Generally considered the season’s midpoint, All-Star Week gives players a rest from the daily grind of the regular season, and offers fans a chance to celebrate the game they love. Hosted at a different MLB venue each year, the event consists of a number of exhibition games and tournaments, alongside a week-long MLB fan festival.
In 2024, the All-Star Week schedule is as follows:
- HBCU Swingman Classic · 12 July 2024
A celebration of black baseball heritage as the top 50 players from a number of the USA’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) kick off All-Star Week with a game at Globe Life Field. - All-Star Saturday · 13 July 2024
A popular day of all-out action, All-Star Saturday sees MLB’s stars of tomorrow compete in the Futures Games, before famous faces do battle in the annual Celebrity Softball Game. - Home Run Derby · 15 July 2024
The most powerful players in baseball compete in a knockout competition to see who can hit the most home runs and take home a trophy previously won by legends like Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds. - All-Star Game · 16 July 2024
MLB All-Star Week concludes with the traditional All-Star Game as the very best players from the American League take on the biggest stars in the National League.
Throughout the week, All-Star Village will host the biggest MLB fan festival of the year at Choctaw Stadium, just across the street from Globe Life Field.
Click here to view the full All-Star Week schedule for 2024.
2024 MLB Postseason
The MLB postseason is provisionally scheduled for 1 October – 2 November in 2024.
The postseason, or playoffs, involves 12 teams: all 3 division winners from the American League, all 3 division winners from the National League, as well as 3 “best-of-the-rest” wild card teams from both the AL and NL.
After a Wild Card Round (from which the top 2 seeds in each league receive a bye), a Division Round, and a Championship Round, the last 2 teams standing (one from the AL and one from the NL) square off in a best-of-7 season finale known as the World Series.
Provisional dates for the 2024 MLB postseason are as follows:
- Wild Card Round (Best-of-3) · 1 October – 3 October
- Division Series (Best-of-5) · 5 October – 12 October
- Championship Series (Best-of-7) · 13 October – 22 October
- World Series (Best-of-7) · 25 October – 2 November
View the full MLB postseason schedule here.
2024 MLB Teams
There are 30 teams in MLB, 15 of which are part of the American League, and 15 of which are part of the National League. Each of these leagues is then split into 3 geographical divisions: the AL/NL East, AL/NL Central, and AL/NL West.
In 2023, the Texas Rangers became MLB champions for the first time, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4–1 in the World Series.
The full lineup of MLB teams and venues is as follows:
American League
- Baltimore Orioles · Oriole Park
- Boston Red Sox · Fenway Park
- Chicago White Sox · Guaranteed Rate Field
- Cleveland Guardians · Progressive Field
- Detroit Tigers · Comerica Park
- Houston Astros · Minute Maid Park
- Kansas City Royals · Kauffman Stadium
- Los Angeles Angels · Angel Stadium
- Minnesota Twins · Target Field
- New York Yankees · Yankee Stadium
- Oakland Athletics · Oakland Coliseum
- Seattle Mariners · T-Mobile Park
- Tampa Bay Rays · Tropicana Field
- Texas Rangers · Globe Life Field
- Toronto Blue Jays · Rogers Centre
National League
- Arizona Diamondbacks · Chase Field
- Atlanta Braves · Truist Park
- Chicago Cubs · Wrigley Field
- Cincinnati Reds · Great American Ball Park
- Colorado Rockies · Coors Field
- Los Angeles Dodgers · Dodger Stadium
- Miami Marlins · loanDepot Park
- Milwaukee Brewers · American Family Field
- New York Mets · Citi Field
- Philadelphia Phillies · Citizens Bank Park
- Pittsburgh Pirates · PNC Park
- San Diego Padres · Petco Park
- San Francisco Giants · Oracle Park
- St. Louis Cardinals · Busch Stadium
- Washington Nationals · Nationals Park
2024 MLB Rule Changes
A number of rule changes were introduced to MLB prior to the 2024 season:
- Widening of runner’s lane
MLB has widened the path a runner can take between home plate and first base. A runner will now be deemed in compliance as long as “both feet remain on the dirt path between home and first”. In short, the league has described the rule as “dirt good, grass bad”. - Pitch clock reduction when runner on base
The time pitchers will have to deliver the ball when there is a runner, or runners, on base has been reduced from 20 to 18 seconds. The pitch clock will continue to begin at 15 seconds when the bases are empty. - Base-blocking guidance
New, additional guidance was issued to teams regarding the blocking of bases. Umpires are encouraged to call obstruction, and award the base to the runner, if a fielder is ruled to have “impeded or hindered a runner’s path prior to receiving the ball”. - Mound visits
The number of mound visits a team’s coaching staff can make (to advise a pitcher) has been reduced from five to four per game. An extra mound visit is awarded if a team has no mound visits remaining at the end of the 8th inning.
2025 MLB Schedule
MLB generally releases next season’s schedule in the second half of the current season. For instance, in 2023, the 2024 schedule was released on 13 July.
Baseball fans can start expecting the 2025 MLB schedule to be released from around All-Star Week onwards.
To see the full MLB schedule, or to purchase MLB tickets, click here.