{"id":609617,"date":"2026-03-06T11:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/609617\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T11:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T11:18:21","slug":"red-sox-season-begins-what-to-watch-on-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/609617\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox season begins: What to watch on Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New England Patriots<\/a> made it to the Super Bowl this year.<\/p>\n

The Boston Celtics<\/a> are currently performing well above expectations for the 2025-2026 season.<\/p>\n

The Boston Bruins<\/a> have won 11 straight games.<\/p>\n

So, how will the Red Sox<\/a> do when this season begins?<\/p>\n

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Spring training games<\/a> are now in full swing, with the Red Sox<\/a> homebase being JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Florida.<\/p>\n

But when do regular season baseball games<\/a> begin for the Red Sox?<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know.<\/a><\/p>\n

When does the MLB regular season begin for the Red Sox?<\/p>\n

The team’s first game<\/a> will take place on March 26 at 4:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Who will the Red Sox be playing in the first series of the season?<\/p>\n

The team will be squaring of against the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> in a three-game series.<\/p>\n

The opening series against the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> will take place at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/p>\n

The game on March 26 will be the home-opener for the Reds.<\/a><\/p>\n

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How did the Red Sox finish last season?\"Spring<\/p>\n

Spring training is almost at an end, with the Red Sox regular season beginning on March 26, 2026. Pictured here, Atlanta Braves base runner Ronald Acuna Jr. steals third base during the first inning against the Red Sox during spring training at CoolToday Park in North Port, Florida.<\/p>\n

The Red Sox<\/a> were an improved squad last season, making a trip to the playoffs after missing them in 2022, 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n

The team’s record last season was 89-73.<\/a><\/p>\n

In last year’s American League Championship Series (ALCS), the Red Sox<\/a> were defeated by the New York Yankees<\/a> in a three-game series, with the Bronx Bombers taking two of those games.<\/p>\n

Are the Red Sox expected to do well this season?<\/p>\n

The Red Sox are projected to be a contender fo a playoff spot again this year.<\/p>\n

“While not deemed top-tier favorites<\/a>, the team is expected to improve through a strengthened pitching rotation\u2014led by\u00a0Garrett Crochet\u00a0and\u00a0Sonny Gray\u2014and a young, fast lineup expected to be anchored by\u00a0Roman Anthony.” MLB.com<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on wickedlocal.com: Red Sox 2026 season starts soon. Date, opponent, season odds<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New England Patriots made it to the Super Bowl this year. The Boston Celtics are currently performing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":602507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2400],"tags":[2428,5,21821,6137,535,50,4259,922,4,17253,62,89,536,793,1587],"class_list":{"0":"post-609617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cincinnati-reds","8":"tag-american-league-championship-series","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-boston-bruins","11":"tag-boston-celtics","12":"tag-cincinnati","13":"tag-cincinnati-reds","14":"tag-cincinnatireds","15":"tag-garrett-crochet","16":"tag-mlb","17":"tag-new-england-patriots","18":"tag-new-york-yankees","19":"tag-red-sox","20":"tag-reds","21":"tag-roman-anthony","22":"tag-sonny-gray"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116181960143784796","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609617","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=609617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/602507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}