Before 2020’s regular season officially has begun, MLB announced the tentative schedules of all 30 clubs for the 2021 season on Thursday. The A’s open up the 2021 campaign at home against the Houston Astros on April 1.
This also will be the first time since 1968 all 30 teams will play their first game of the season on the same day.
April also will see the A's face the possibly Mookie Betts-less Los Angeles Dodgers right after the opening series against the Astros. After that, the A's head to Minute Maid Park for another duel with the Astros. That’s quite a competitive sandwich. But the balls tend to fly there which is a boost for the A's.
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If things stay the same, which is never the case in baseball, there shouldn’t be too many surprises for Oakland next season as far as the competitive circuit goes.
The Battle of Bay against the geographically rivaled Giants will take place three times in 2021. The first being an exhibition series, as the teams usually play, taking place on March 28-29. During the regular season, they will meet back at Oracle Park on June 25-27 and later at the Coliseum on Aug. 20-22. After that, the New York Yankees come to town on Aug. 26-28.
The A’s will also host the Boston Red Sox on July 4th and wrap up the season on the road against the Astros on Oct. 1-3.
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Here’s a look at the entire tentative schedule: