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The 2025 season is over, and the Dodgers are champions \u2014 again! Neat. We have finished signing Auld Lang Syne<\/a>, and it\u2019s time to turn the page!<\/a><\/p>\n

Schedule-release videos are common and popular in other leagues, such as the National Football League. However, in 2025, MLB and the Dodgers inadvertently released the 2026 schedule on the same day that Taylor Swift announced her engagement. Oops.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Dodgers did not announce anything, and the closest anyone got to a schedule release post was my publishing my own tweets on BlueSky in real-time, while I was writing down dates on a literal napkin, frantically hitting refresh.<\/p>\n

For those keeping track, there is no international travel for the Dodgers in 2026, for which I have the following ot say: Thank. God.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed Japan immensely. I will treasure the memories of traveling to the Tokyo Series with Mom for the rest of my life. But being on the shelf for months afterwards, and watching the team stumble in a hangover for months, is a heck of a cost.<\/p>\n

Some of you may not enjoy traveling and prefer to visit Dodger Stadium. I understand and salute you, as Dodger Stadium needs its regular denizens. The team cracked four million attendees at home for the first time in franchise history in 2025, and one expects that figure to go up while being bombarded with \u201cback-to-back champions\u201d merchandise and taglines.<\/p>\n

The players and the team would agree with the following argument: Dodger road fans are the best road fans in baseball. Pick an away game, any away game, and you will find a vocal contingent of the Dodger faithful \u2014 we show up.<\/p>\n

It has been a fun five seasons doing these entries for True Blue LA and six seasons since I started this adventure. The circuit finally closes this season as I tick off the last three domestic stadiums from my list.<\/p>\n

Truthfully, I start planning for away travel the day the following year\u2019s schedule is released and finalize details such as flights, tickets, and hotels six months before the games. I also set up price alerts to ensure I do not miss a good deal.<\/p>\n

For a home game at Dodger Stadium, you will have 82 chances in 2026. I do not live in Los Angeles, but stadium giveaways would likely guide me, which have not been released yet. To help break down the 82 away games next year, this essay will cover each scheduled road trip, provide comments, and link to any relevant Guide entries, if applicable.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers\u2019 2026 road schedule<\/p>\n

We are on the Bronx cycle, and the Dodgers will not visit Seattle, Arlington, Cleveland, Kansas City, Tampa, Boston, or Baltimore. Those teams will instead be visiting Dodger Stadium. If you did not go to these locations in 2025, you must wait until 2027 \u2014 assuming we even have a season, which is a topic for a later day.<\/p>\n

All series are three games, unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n

April 3-9 \u2014 3 at Washington Nationals<\/a>, 3 at Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>: Ah, a rerun of the 2024 classic \u201cPoutine on the Ritz<\/a>.\u201d The first road trip of the year will have no shortage of drama, with a potential repeat White House visit and the Dodgers\u2019 return to Toronto.<\/p>\n

If one visits the Capital in April, one is likely to see cherry blossoms, but one can also expect cold weather. On the flip side, visiting Toronto from D.C. is as easy as it can be if you\u2019re already on the East Coast.<\/p>\n

I am sure the Toronto faithful will give the Dodgers a warm welcome after being such lovely hosts last November. Drama aside, Rogers Centre is just fine unless the dome is open. The dome will not be open in April.<\/p>\n

The Guide for Washington, D.C., is right here<\/a>.The Guide for Toronto is right here.<\/a>\"Game<\/a><\/p>\n

Game 7 start. Rogers Centre. November 1, 2025 Michael Elizondo \/ True Blue LA<\/p>\n

April 17-23 \u2014 4 at Colorado Rockies<\/a>, 3 at San Francisco Giants<\/a>: The Good: having an NL West-only road trip in April. The Bad: Doing four games in Colorado under any circumstances is taxing, plus it will likely be cold. Oracle Park is Oracle Park<\/a>, regardless of the time of year. If you have been, you know; if you have not, bring layers and be tolerant if the Dodgers somehow lay an egg in the Lion\u2019s Den.<\/p>\n

If you miss your opportunity to visit Denver or San Francisco on this trip, it will be a lengthy wait until the Dodgers return to either location in 2026.<\/p>\n

May 1-6 \u2014 3 at St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>, 3 at Houston Astros<\/a>: I have yet to visit Daikin Park, as it is one of the last stadiums I have left to visit. Odds are that I will have an opportunity to heckle the newest Astro, Tatsuya Imai, during this series.<\/p>\n

St. Louis in May is a fine time to visit if you have never been to The Lou. It is worth going up the Gateway Arch exactly once<\/a>, and to do so requires plenty of planning. I admit I am not looking forward to going to Houston, but it is not my place to trash the city, nor will I bang on this point, even in garbage time. This level of humor will be constant during my likely misadventures in Cheattown, U.S.A.<\/p>\n

The Guide for St. Louis is right here.<\/a>The Guide for Houston has not yet been developed, as I have not been there.<\/p>\n

May 15-24 \u2014 3 at Anaheim Angels, 3 at San Diego Padres<\/a>, 3 Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>: This road trip is one of three trips visiting three cities, with nine games over ten days.<\/p>\n

Anyone who follows the team around for these three series is quite the trooper. Anaheim is a vastly overpriced stadium, San Diego is a gem of MLB, albeit expensive when the Dodgers visit, and Milwaukee is worth what one puts in.<\/p>\n

Starting in Anaheim and making the short trek over to San Diego is relatively painless. Personally, I would watch the Anaheim series from home. Traveling from San Diego to Milwaukee is an unusual choice, but it becomes easier if a traveling fan flies to Chicago and then drives an hour north to Milwaukee.<\/p>\n

Since the Dodgers dispatched the Brewers with ease in the NLCS, I would expect the Brewers\u2019 faithful to remember and react accordingly. The Brewers series concludes the day before Memorial Day, when the Dodgers return home.<\/p>\n

\"Seats<\/a><\/p>\n

Seats from the front of the 300 section. American Family Field. August 15, 2022. Michael Elizondo \/ True Blue LA<\/p>\n

June 1-4 \u2014 4 at Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>: Who does not love a random, early-week road trip to Phoenix in June?<\/p>\n

The Dodgers opened the season at home against the Diamondbacks, so it makes a measure of sense that the first visit to the desert happens almost three months later. Chase Field is the runt of the NL West stadiums. The Guide has first-timers well covered. The only issue with this series is that it runs Monday through Thursday, making it difficult for people willing to make the trek from Los Angeles or elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The Guide for Arizona is right here.<\/a><\/p>\n

June 9-14 \u2014 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, 3 at Chicago White Sox<\/a>: This road trip features a duality of a very good stadium followed by a very bad stadium. While PNC Park has lost a bit of luster and the Dodgers have been underwhelming in Steel City since 2022, even a dulled gem is vastly superior to arguably the worst active MLB stadium.<\/p>\n

The Guide for Pittsburgh is right here<\/a>.The Guide for Chicago (AL) is being developed. (Spoilers: it\u2019s bad and blandly so.)\"Rate<\/a><\/p>\n

Guaranteed Rate Field. June 24, 2024. Michael Elizondo \/ True Blue LA<\/p>\n

June 22-July 1 \u2014 3 at Minnesota Twins<\/a>, 3 at Padres, 3 at (West) Sacramento Athletics<\/a>: The second three-city soujourn with nine games in ten days again has a bit of a whipsaw effect in the final road trip before the All-Star Break.<\/p>\n

Target Field is a wildly underrated ballpark, but in a perfect world, this visit and the first visit to Phoenix would be swapped logistically. June in Minneapolis will either be perfect or muggy and rainy. Such duality is just a fact of life in the Midwest.<\/p>\n

Then, the Dodgers make their final visit to San Diego in 2026 \u2014 before the All-Star Break. Lastly, the Dodgers will travel to West Sacramento and endure the Sacramento heat in minor league Sutter Health Park. Odds are the ticket prices for Sacramento and San Diego will be comparable, which highlights the MLB\u2019s broken pricing structure relative to the Dodgers. Padres fans may be insufferable, but Petco Park is a solid ballpark; the same cannot and will not be said about West Sacramento.<\/p>\n

The Guide for Minnesota is right here<\/a>.An Anti-Guide entry is being developed for West Sacramento. (Spoilers: Please do not go.)\"Sutter<\/a><\/p>\n

Sutter Health Park. June 22, 2025 Michael Elizondo \/ True Blue LA<\/p>\n

July 17-26 \u2014 3 at New York Yankees<\/a>, 3 at Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>, 3 at New York Mets<\/a>: The first road trip of the second half starts with a figurative bang as the Dodgers have their third and final three-city road trip in 2026.<\/p>\n

I have been waiting for a road trip like this one ever since the league switched to this schedule model three seasons ago. The Dodgers will basically be living on the East Coast for two weeks, and this trip is easily the trip of the year, as one can visit the Bronx, take a train to Philadelphia, and return by rail to see the Dodgers play in Queens.<\/p>\n

If everything goes to plan, I will be visiting my final stadiums to complete the MLB circuit with this road trip.<\/p>\n

The Guide for New York (AL) has not yet been developed, as I have not been there.The Guide for Philadelphia has not yet been developed, as I have not been there.The Guide for New York (NL) is right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

August 3-9 \u2014 3 at Chicago Cubs<\/a>, 3 at Diamondbacks:<\/p>\n

If I were recommending a road trip for the first-time Dodgers traveler, Chicago and Arizona would be a good choice. One can enjoy the history of the Friendly Confines before enjoying a pseudo-home game at Chase Field for the final visit to the desert in the regular season.<\/p>\n

The Guide for Chicago (NL) is right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

August 25-30 \u2014 3 at Atlanta Braves<\/a>, 3 at Detroit Tigers<\/a>:<\/p>\n

While I do have many issues with Truist Park, logistically, it is easy to get a flight to Atlanta from just about anywhere in the country. Moreover, traveling from Atlanta to Detroit is relatively easy, given the available flights. If money and time off were not objects, one could easily spend a couple of days in Atlanta before spending the weekend in Detroit.<\/p>\n

Detroit does get a bad rap for urban blight, but the area near Comerica Park is solid. If you pick the right hotel, it\u2019s a lovely weekend; otherwise, you are likely to curse the commute times of navigating downtown Detroit.<\/p>\n

The Guide for Atlanta is here<\/a>.The Guide for Detroit is under development. (Spoilers: It\u2019s pretty good, provided that you get the hotel choice correct.)\"Comerica<\/a><\/p>\n

Comerica Park. July 14, 2024. Michael Elizondo \/ True Blue LA<\/p>\n

September 11-17 \u2014 3 at Miami Marlins, 4 at Cincinnati Reds<\/a>: <\/p>\n

The Dodgers will complete their obligatory visit to loanDepot Park, which has worked better for some Dodgers than others<\/a> in recent years. Still, Miami in mid-September can potentially be quite rainy and\/or humid. However, loanDepot is best observed through television screens rather than in person.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati is not the easiest place to visit due to the logistics and location, but the midweek series should bring the cost of attendance down. However, one should be mindful of the Queen City\u2019s Oktoberfest, which will be the city\u2019s fiftieth in 2026<\/a>. The majority of the festivities are right by GABP, inflating hotel prices and generally making it much more challenging to get around downtown Cincinnati. However, the festival starts on the final day of the road trip, so the impact should be minimal.<\/p>\n

In 2021, I was not so lucky. Moreover, people were not exercising proper crowd control measures, given that the COVID pandemic was still winding down, which was less than ideal.<\/p>\n

The Guide for Miami is here.<\/a>The Guide for Cincinnati is here<\/a>.\"Section<\/a><\/p>\n

Section 220, September 18, 2021, Great American Ballpark Michael Elizondo \/ True Blue LA<\/p>\n

September 25-27 \u2014 3 at Giants: The Dodgers close out the regular season in San Francisco. \u2018Nuff said.<\/p>\n

With the Dodgers finally having a regular spring, it\u2019s time to start planning travel, as the calendar has finally turned, if you have not already started planning. Which 2026 series are you looking forward to? Be sure to point it out in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2025 season is over, and the Dodgers are champions \u2014 again! Neat. We have finished signing Auld…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504159,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2406],"tags":[5,39,1165,4332,4333,774,57,9606,3224,4331,4,45541],"class_list":{"0":"post-504158","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-dodgers","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-dodgers","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-dodgers","12":"tag-ladodgers","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","15":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers-schedule","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-losangelesdodgers","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-mlb-stadium-guides"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115832044057543900","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/504159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}