| 2025 MLB season | |
| League: | Major League Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| No Of Games: | 162 |
| No Of Teams: | 30 |
| Tv: | Fox/FS1 TBS ESPN/ABC MLB Network |
| Streaming: | Max Apple TV+ The Roku Channel ESPN+ |
| Draft: | Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2025 Major League Baseball draft |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Mvp Link: | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | Postseason |
| Playoffs Link: | 2025 Major League Baseball postseason |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Link: | 2025 American League Championship Series |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Link: | 2025 National League Championship Series |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 2025 World Series |
| Seasonslist: | List of Major League Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 2024 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2024 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2026 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2026 |
The 2025 Major League Baseball season is scheduled to begin on March 18–19 with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs held in Tokyo, Japan, before the regular season proper runs from March 27 to September 28. The 95th All-Star Game is planned for July 15 at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia, the home of the Atlanta Braves. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions are the Los Angeles Dodgers from the 2024 season.
The Athletics plan to temporarily relocate from Oakland to West Sacramento, California, for at least three seasons before permanently moving to Las Vegas. The team will be branded as the Athletics, with no city name attached.[1]
Major League Baseball released its 2025 schedule on July 18, 2024. There are 162 games scheduled for all teams. The scheduling formula was modified this season to increase the number of games between "prime" Interleague rivals from four to six, playing two three-game series instead of two two-game series. May 16–18 has also been designated as "Rivalry Weekend", featuring 11 series of these "prime" Interleague rivals.[2] [3]
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs are scheduled to open the season at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 18–19. Opening Day on the U.S. mainland is then planned for March 27.[2]
The 95th All-Star Game will be played on July 15, hosted by the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia. The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play a game at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee on August 2. The MLB Little League Classic at Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania will be played on August 17 with the Seattle Mariners taking on the New York Mets.
| Team | Former GM | Reason For Leaving | New GM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | Thad Levine | Fired | TBD | On October 4, 2024, Levine was fired after eight-year tenure with the team.[4] |
| San Francisco Giants | Farhan Zaidi (POBO) | Buster Posey (POBO) Zack Minasian (GM) | On September 30, 2024, Zaidi was fired after six years as the team's president of baseball operations. The same day, the Giants named former catcher Buster Posey as the new president of baseball operations.[5] On November 1, 2024, Posey hired Zack Minasian to serve as general manager.[6] |
| Team | Former Manager | Interim Manager | Reason For Leaving | New Manager | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | Pedro Grifol | Grady Sizemore | Fired | Will Venable | On August 8, 2024, the White Sox fired Grifol. In two seasons as manager of the White Sox, he compiled a record of with no playoff appearances.[7] Sizemore was named as the interim manager on the same day Grifol and bench coach Charlie Montoyo were fired. This was his first managerial position.[8] Venable was hired on October 31, 2024. He had previously been an assistant coach for the Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, and Texas Rangers.[9] |
| Cincinnati Reds | David Bell | Freddie Benavides | Terry Francona | On September 22, 2024, the Reds fired David Bell. During his six seasons as the Reds skipper, Bell complied a record of with one playoff appearance during the 2020 COVID-shortened season.Benavides, the current bench coach, was named as the interim manager for the rest of the season. This was his first managerial position.[10] On October 4, Francona was hired as the new manager for the Reds.[11] | |
| Miami Marlins | Skip Schumaker | N/A | Clayton McCullough | On September 29, 2024, the Marlins announced that Skip Schumaker would not return as the team manager for the 2025 Season. In his two seasons as the Marlins skipper, Schumaker compiled a record of, with one playoff appearance.[12] On November 11, 2024, McCullough was hired as the new manager for the Marlins.[13] | |
| Contract expired |
On November 16, 2023, MLB owners approved the Athletics' relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas. The Athletics then announced on April 4, 2024, that the team would temporarily play at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, from 2025 to 2027, with an option for 2028, while their new ballpark in Las Vegas is under construction.[14] [15]
Owing to severe roof damage sustained at Tropicana Field caused by Hurricane Milton, the Tampa Bay Rays will play at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the New York Yankees' spring training stadium in Tampa.[16]
Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros, was renamed to Daikin Park during the offseason on January 1, 2025 after Japanese air conditioning manufacturer Daikin bought the naming rights.[17]
| Team | Special occasion | ||||||||||||||||||
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| All Teams | Jackie Robinson Day (April 15) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pink Ribbons for breast cancer awareness (May 11, Mother's Day) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patch for Armed Forces Day (May 19) and Camouflage caps for Armed Force's Day Weekend (May 18–20) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poppy for Memorial Day (May 26) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| "Play Ball" patch in partnership with USA Baseball and USA Softball (June 14–16) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blue Ribbons for prostate cancer (June 15, Father's Day) | |||||||||||||||||||
| National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum logo patches (July 19–21) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gold Ribbons for childhood cancer (September 1) | |||||||||||||||||||
#21 patch for Roberto Clemente Day (September 15) |-|"MLB Debut" patch for players who play their first Major League game |-|rowspan="2"| Atlanta Braves||2025 MLB All-Star Game|-|30th Anniversary of 1995 World Series Championship|-|rowspan="2" |Baltimore Orioles|30th Anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2131st consecutive game|-|55th Anniversary of 1970 World Series Championship|-|Chicago White Sox|20th Anniversary of 2005 World Series Championship|-| rowspan="2" |Cincinnati Reds|50th Anniversary of 1975 World Series Championship|-|35th Anniversary of 1990 World Series Championship|-|Colorado Rockies|30th Anniversary of Coors Field|-|Detroit Tigers|25th Anniversary of Comerica Park|-|Houston Astros|25th Anniversary of Daikin Park|-| rowspan="2" |Kansas City Royals|40th Anniversary of 1985 World Series Championship|-|10th Anniversary of 2015 World Series Championship|-| rowspan="5" |Los Angeles Dodgers|70th Anniversary of 1955 World Series Championship|-|60th Anniversary of 1965 World Series Championship|-|5th Anniversary of 2020 World Series Championship|-|#34 Patch in memory of Fernando Valenzuela[19] |-|2024 World Series championship|-|New York Mets|#7 Patch in memory of Ed Kranepool[20] |-|New York Yankees|25th Anniversary of 2000 World Series Championship|-|Philadelphia Phillies|45th Anniversary of 1980 World Series Championship|-|Pittsburgh Pirates|65th Anniversary of 1960 World Series Championship|-|rowspan="2" |San Francisco Giants|15th Anniversary of 2010 World Series Championship|-|25th Anniversary of Oracle Park|-|Washington Nationals|20th Anniversary Season|}MediaTelevisionNationalThis will be the fourth year of the existing seven-year deals with ESPN, Fox, TBS, Apple TV+, and MLB Network. Linear television
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PostseasonDuring the postseason, the ESPN networks (including ABC, with Spanish–language simulcasts on ESPN Deportes) will air all four Wild Card Series. TNT Sports (TNT, TBS and TruTv, with Spanish-language simulcasts on Univision Deportes) will then broadcast the National League Division Series and the National League Championship Series, and Fox Sports (Fox and FS1, with Spanish-language simulcasts on Fox Deportes) will broadcast the American League Division Series, the American League Championship Series and the World Series. Local
Diamond Sports bankruptcyThis will be the third season affected by the February 2023 bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group, owners of the Bally Sports regional sports networks. The Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, and Texas Rangers' contracts with Bally Sports Great Lakes, Bally Sports Wisconsin, Bally Sports North, and Bally Sports Southwest, respectively, expired at the end of their 2024 regular seasons.[33] [34] [35] The Rangers were reported to be developing a "direct-to-distributor" model, which would involve an ad-hoc network for game broadcasts distributed directly to television providers (similar to MLB Local Media, except produced in-house by the team), and a streaming platform that would carry the games and ancillary content.[36] On October 8, 2024, MLB Local Media announced that it would assume the rights to the Brewers, Guardians, and Twins beginning in the 2025 season.[37] [38] On October 2, 2024, Diamond Sports announced its intention to renegotiate its contracts with eight MLB teams. The teams include the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Tampa Bay Rays. If teams are unable to agree to a new contract with Diamond, their contract will be rejected. The Atlanta Braves were the only team not being affected by this announcement.[39] Diamond Sports announced new agreements with Marlins, on October 18, and the Cardinals, on November 7.[40] For the first time, the Cardinals will be available direct-to-consumer locally through the FanDuel Sports Network app.[41] On November 8, the Reds and Diamond announced a settlement which will officially end their contract.[42] In October 2024, Diamond announced a new sponsorship agreement with FanDuel, which re-branded Bally Sports as FanDuel Sports Network on October 21.[43] [44] The naming rights will be paid for via an annual rights fee and advertising commitments. FanDuel will also have the option to acquire a 5% equity stake in Diamond once it exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[45] [46] On November 8, 2024, Major League Baseball and the Atlanta Braves officially objected to Diamond Sports' reorganization plan from bankruptcy, saying they had "grave concerns" about the companies' future viability.[47] However, on November 13, Major League Baseball and the Braves dropped their objection, after Diamond Sports reached amended agreements with the Braves, Los Angeles Angels, Tampa Bay Rays, and Detroit Tigers. Diamond Sports will acquire local direct-to-consumer streaming rights for all the teams it renegotiated with.[48] That same day, MLB Local Media announced it would assume the television rights to the Cincinnati Reds.[49] Diamomd Sports announced an amended contract with the Kansas City Royals on December 3.[50] Teams changing television homesMostly due to the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group, a significant number of teams changed their local broadcast television outlet for the 2025 season:
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