All 30 teams will play one another in a season for the first time in the interleague era, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday as it released the schedule for the 2023 season.
As a result, division opponents will play each other just 13 times — down from 19.
The new balanced schedule for 2023 has each team hosting a three-game series or playing a three-game series on the road against every team from the opposite league. Natural rivals will play each other four times, twice at home and twice on the road.
The regular season begins March 30 and ends Oct. 1.
The Cardinals will open the season at Busch Stadium against Toronto on Thursday, March 30. That game will kick off a six-game homestand that will include three games against the Blue Jays and three against the Atlanta Braves.
During the season, the Cardinals will journey to London for a two-game series against the Cubs June 24th and 25h. This will mark the team’s first-ever regular season “home” games outside of St. Louis.