Blue Jays' 2023 schedule features more interleague games, Red Sox for Canada Day

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetAugust 24, 2022 - 1:56pm

Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero, left, celebrates his three-run home run against the Minnesota Twins with George Springer during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

The Toronto Blue Jays released their 2023 regular season on Wednesday.

The club’s 47^th campaign starts March 30 against the St. Louis Cardinals as part of a 10-game road trip.

The Blue Jays' home opener takes place April 11 against the Detroit Tigers, kicking off a six-game homestand. Fans will be able to enjoy the initial phase of Rogers Centre renovations at that time.

Some highlights of the 2023 schedule include:

- 46 interleague games, more than twice as many compared to previous seasons, highlighted by home series against the San Francisco Giants (June 27 to 29), Arizona Diamondbacks (July 14 to 16), and San Diego Padres (July 18 to 20), teams that the Blue Jays will see for the first time since 2019. MLB is going to a balanced schedule next year.

- 52 matchups against AL East rivals (split evenly between home and away games), notably playing the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in April and May and not seeing either team again until late September.

- Two 10-game homestands mark the longest of the season: May 12 to 21 against the Atlanta Braves, Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles, and Sept. 8 to 17 vs. the Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox.

- A Canada Day (June 30 to July 2 vs. Boston) long weekend series.

- For the first time since 2019, the Blue Jays will celebrate Mother’s Day at home on May 14 vs. the 2021 World Series champion Atlanta Braves.

- The Blue Jays close out the regular season at home against the AL East rivals Yankees (Sept. 26 to 28) and Rays (Sept. 29 to Oct. 1).

Sportsnet and SN NOW will carry the majority of the games.

The Spring training, broadcast, and promotions schedules, along with regular season game times, will be announced at a later date.

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