Cubs-Rangers matchup highlight opening day 2024

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The Chicago Cubs will be at Texas in the only interleague matchup on Major League Baseball’s traditional opening day on March 28 in the second season of the balanced schedule.

MLB released its 2024 schedule on Thursday, seven weeks earlier than the 2023 announcement.

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All 30 teams are slated to play on March 28, a week after the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres meet in a two-game series at Seoul on March 20-21, MLB’s first regular-season games in South Korea.

Nick Madrigal #1 of the Chicago Cubs attempts to tag out Jonah Heim #28 of the Texas Rangers after snagging a ground ball at third base in the second inning at Wrigley Field on April 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Heim was safe and went on to score on the play.  (Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

AL openers include the Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore, Detroit at the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees at Houston, Minnesota at Kansas City, Cleveland at Oakland, Boston at Seattle and Toronto at Tampa Bay.

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The Athletics could be playing their last opener in Oakland. Their lease at the Coliseum expires at the end of the 2024 season and the team hopes to move to a new ballpark to built in Las Vegas.

NL games on March 28 have Colorado at Arizona, Washington at Cincinnati, St. Louis at the Dodgers, Pittsburgh at Miami, Milwaukee at the New York Mets, Atlanta at Philadelphia and San Francisco at San Diego.

Texas Rangers shortstop Josh Smith (47) runs the bases during a Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the