Orioles announce 2026 schedule
The Orioles today announced their 2026 regular season schedule. Baltimore will open the 2026 season on Thursday, March 26, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards against the Minnesota Twins.
The Orioles continue the season-opening homestand following an off day on Friday, March 27, with two games against the Twins before hosting the Texas Rangers in a three-game series beginning on Monday, March 30. Following an off day on Thursday, April 2, Baltimore begins its first road trip of the year on Friday, April 3 at Pittsburgh for the Pirates’ Home Opener.
DIVISION RIVALS: The Orioles will play four series each against American League East foes, two at home and two on the road, for 13 games against each divisional rival. Baltimore will host the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park for seven games and the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees for six. The Orioles do not begin divisional play until a home series with Boston from April 24-26, and won’t play a division rival on the road until facing the Yankees from May 1-4. The club’s first eight series and 11 of the first 13 sets to begin the year will be outside the AL East. Twelve of the team’s final 22 games come within the division. The O’s will play a season-high 13 consecutive games against division rivals from May 25-June 7.
WEEKEND WARRIORS: Baltimore will host 14 weekend series, including four against AL East rivals: Red Sox (April 24-26 and September 3-6), Blue Jays (May 28-31), and Rays (August 21-23).
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: The home schedule features three games played on holidays, including Mother’s Day (May 10 vs. Athletics), Memorial Day (May 25 vs. Tampa Bay), and Labor Day (September 7 vs. Cleveland).
BATTLE OF THE BELTWAYS: The O’s and Washington Nationals will meet six times. Baltimore travels to the nation’s capital for three games from May 15-17, before hosting the Nats at Camden Yards for a three-game set from June 26-28.
INTERLEAGUE OPPONENTS: The Orioles will face eight National League teams at home. Baltimore will welcome the San Francisco Giants (April 10-12), Arizona Diamondbacks (April 13-15), San Diego Padres (June 12-14), Nationals (June 26-28), Chicago Cubs (July 7-9), Atlanta Braves (July 24-26), Philadelphia Phillies (July 31-August 2), and Milwaukee Brewers (September 18-20) to Oriole Park.
PACK YOUR BAGS: Baltimore will have three, three-city road trips this season after having none in 2025. The O’s will play an uninterrupted nine-game road trip against Seattle and both Los Angeles clubs from June 16-24, and St. Louis, Athletics, and Colorado from August 25-September 2, while the team’s longest trip is a 10-game, 11-day set at Texas, Minnesota, and Tampa Bay from August 7-17. The Orioles wrap up the season on the road with three games in the Bronx from September 25-27.
MONTHLY BREAKDOWN: Baltimore will host 16 games in May, 13 in April and September, 12 in June, 11 in July and August, and five in March. The Orioles have never hosted more than three games in March in their history.
Game times will be announced at a later date. To be among the first notified for ticket offers, fans should subscribe to Orioles Insider email newsletter at Orioles.com/Newsletter. To receive exclusive Postseason and Home Opener access fans should become a Birdland Member. Learn more at Orioles.com/Memberships. For the complete 2026 season schedule, visit Orioles.com/Schedule.