2026 in baseball

See also: 2026 Major League Baseball season

The following are the baseball events of the year 2026 throughout the world.

International competition

National Team tournaments

• World Baseball Classic (March 5–17)
• U-15 Baseball World Cup (TBA)
• U-23 Baseball World Cup (November)
• Baseball5 World Cup (TBA)
• WBSC Premier12 Qualifier (November 26–29)

Club team tournaments

• Asian Baseball Championship: (September)
• Caribbean Series: (January – February)
• European Champions Cup: (September)
• Grand Forks International: (June)
• Serie de las Américas: (TBA)

North American domestic leagues

Major League Baseball

Main article: 2026 Major League Baseball season

Other domestic leagues

Winter leagues

• Australian Baseball League: TBA
• Colombian League: TBA
• Cuban National Series: TBA
• Dominican League: TBA
• Mexican Pacific League: TBA
• Nicaraguan League: TBA
• Panamanian League: TBA
• Puerto Rican League: TBA
• Venezuelan League: TBA

Events

February

• February 18: Pitchers and catchers report
• February 19: Other Players report

March

• March 25: Opening Day, 2026 Major League Baseball (one game, New York (AL) at San Francisco)
• March 26: Opening Day for the other 28 MLB teams

April

• April 15: Jackie Robinson Day

May

• May 10: Mother's Day
• May 25: Memorial Day

June

• June 12–21: The 2026 Men's College World Series is held at Charles Schawb Field in Omaha, Nebraska
• June 21: Father's Day

July

• July 12–13: 2026 Major League Baseball draft
• July 14: 96th Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

August

• August 20–30: 2026 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania
• August 23: MLB Little League Classic at Historic Bowman Field in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania (Milwaukee vs. Atlanta)

September

• September 27: Last day of regular season
• September 29: The American League Wild Card Series and National League Wild Card Series begin.

October

• October 2: The American League Division Series and National League Division Series begin.
• October 11: The American League Championship Series begins
• October 12: The National League Championship Series begins
• October 23: The 2026 World Series begins.

November

• November 1: Eligible MLB players become free agents

December

• December 6–9: Winter Meetings in TBD
• December 9: Rule 5 draft

Deaths

January

• January 1 – Jeon Jun-ho  [ ko ], 50, pitcher from 1995–09 for the Unicorns, Heroes, and Landers. ^[1]

See also

• Baseball portal

• 2026 KBO League season
• 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball season
• 2026 Major League Baseball season

References

1. Choi, Hye-seung (January 1, 2026). "2006 Win Rate King Jeon Jun-ho Dies". The Chosun Ilbo . Retrieved January 3, 2026.

External links

• Major League Baseball official website