Sacramento, Calif. – Major League Baseball has released the 2026 schedule and for the second straight season, the Tigers will start the year out west.

They will open on March 26 in San Diego and then play three more in Arizona.

The home opener will be on April 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Six of the first 10 series will be on the road.

Key home dates include series against the Red Sox (May 4-6), the Blue Jays (May 15-17), the Yankees (June 22-24) and the Dodgers (Aug. 28-30).

The Tigers will play the Braves (April 28-30, the Mets (May 12-14) and the Cubs (July 20-22) on the road.

Also, the Tigers will be in Boston April 17-20 and will play in the annual Patriot’s Day game that coincides with the running of the Boston Marathon.

The regular season ends on Sept. 27 with the Tigers wrapping up a six-game home stand against two National League teams, the Nationals and Pirates.  

Tigers 2026 schedule

MARCH

26-28, at San Diego

30-April 1, at Arizona

APRIL

3-5, St. Louis

6-9, at Minnesota

10-12, Miami

14-16, Kansas City

17-20, at Boston

21-23, Milwaukee

24-26, at Cincinnati

28-30, at Atlanta

MAY

1-3, Texas

4-6, Boston

8-10, at Kansas City

12-14, at N.Y. Mets

15-17, Toronto

18-21, Cleveland

22-24, at Baltimore

26-28, at L.A. Angels

29-31, at Chicago White Sox

JUNE

1-3, at Tampa Bay

5-7, Seattle

9-11, Minnesota

12-14, at Cleveland

15-17, at Houston

19-21, Chicago White Sox

22-24, N.Y. Yankees

25-28, Houston

29-July 1, at N.Y. Yankees

JULY

2, 4-5, at Texas

7-9, Athletics

10-12, Philadelphia

17-19, at L.A. Angels

20-22, at Chicago Cubs

23-26, Kansas City

27-29, Baltimore

31-Aug. 2, at Athletics

AUGUST

4-6, at Seattle

7-9, at San Francisco

11-13, Cleveland

14-16, Chicago White Sox

17-19, at Pittsburgh

21-23, at Kansas City

24-26, Tampa Bay

28-30, L.A. Dodgers

31-Sept. 2, at Minnesota

SEPTEMBER

4-6, at Cleveland

7-9, Minnesota

11-13, Colorado

14-16, at Toronto

17-20, at Chicago White Sox

21-23, Washington

25-27, Pittsburgh

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