Before 2020's regular season has officially begun, MLB announced the tentative schedules of all 30 clubs for next season on Thursday. The A's open up the 2021 campaign at home against the Houston Astros on April 1.
This will also be the first time since 1968 all 30 teams will play their first game of the season on the same day.
For the most part, it will be regular-schedule programming for the A's with the AL West matchups against the Astros, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers.
But April will have the A's also starting the season against the possibly Mookie Betts-less Los Angeles Dodgers right after their Houston home series then they head to Minute Maid Park directly after that. That's quite a competitive sandwich. But the balls tend to fly there which is a boost for the A's.
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 have, March 28-29. During the regular season, they will meet back at Oracle Park June 25-27 and later at the Coliseum Aug. 20-22. After that, the New York Yankees come to town to play Aug. 26-28 in Oakland.
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The A's will also host the Boston Red Sox on July 4th and wrap up the season on the road against the Astros Oct. 1-3.
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Here's a look at the entire tentative schedule:
A's tentative 2021 MLB schedule includes Astros, Dodgers in opening week originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
