CLEVELAND INDIANS ANNOUNCE 2020 SCHEDULE, HOME OPENER SET FOR MARCH 26 AGAINST DETROIT
The Cleveland Indians announced today the club’s 2020 schedule, their 120th as a charter member of the American League, and the 26th year of calling Progressive Field home.
The Tribe opens the season at home on March 26 against the Detroit Tigers. The home opener begins a six-game homestand featuring a three-game series against the Tigers (March 26, March 28 & March 29) and a three-game series against the White Sox (March 30- April 1). The Indians will play two additional homestands in the month of April facing off against Tampa Bay (April 9-12), Detroit (April 14-16) and Oakland (April 21-23).
The Tribe will be home for the July 4 holiday for the first time since 2017 when it takes on the division-rival Minnesota Twins.
The 2020 schedule will feature six summer weekends at Progressive Field from June to August:
- June 19-21 vs. Chicago White Sox
- July 3-5 vs. Minnesota Twins
- July 10-12 vs. Kansas City Royals
- July 31-Aug. 2 vs. Chicago White Sox
- Aug. 14-16 vs. Seattle Mariners
- Aug. 28-30 vs. New York Yankees
Home Interleague opponents in 2020 include the San Francisco Giants (May 1-3), Cincinnati Reds (May 19-20), San Diego Padres (Aug. 11-12) and Arizona Diamondbacks (Aug. 25-27).
Other 2020 schedule notes:
- Monthly home/road breakdown:
- March (5 home)
- April: (11 home/17 road)
- May: (15 home/12 road)
- June: (12 home/14 road)
- July: (13 home/11 road)
- August: (13 home/14 road)
- September: (12 home/13 road)
- The Tribe has one 9-game homestand, its longest of the season:
- Sept. 8-16 (vs. Twins, Angels, Tigers)
- Longest road trip is 9 games (10 days; 2x):
- June 5-14 (at Royals, White Sox, Rangers)
- July 17-26 (at Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros)
- 13 of the final 26 games of the season come against divisional opponents
- 7 of those contests are against Minnesota
2020 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
MARCH
March 26 v Detroit
March 28 v Detroit
March 29 v Detroit
March 30 v Chicago-AL
March 31 v Chicago-AL
APRIL
April 1 v Chicago-AL
April 2 @ Detroit
April 3 @ Detroit
April 4 @ Detroit
April 5 @ Detroit
April 6 @ Minnesota
April 7 @ Minnesota
April 8 @ Minnesota
April 9 v Tampa Bay
April 10 v Tampa Bay
April 11 v Tampa Bay
April 12 v Tampa Bay
April 14 v Detroit
April 15 v Detroit
April 16 v Detroit
April 17 @ Boston
April 18 @ Boston
April 19 @ Boston
April 20 @ Boston
April 21 v Oakland
April 22 v Oakland
April 23 v Oakland
April 24 @ New York-AL
April 25 @ New York-AL
April 26 @ New York-AL
April 27 @ Tampa Bay
April 28 @ Tampa Bay
April 29 @ Tamp Bay
MAY
May 1 v San Francisco
May 2 v San Francisco
May 3 v San Francisco
May 4 v Texas
May 5 v Texas
May 6 v Texas
May 7 v Texas
May 8 @ Detroit
May 9 @ Detroit
May 10 @ Detroit
May 11 @ Baltimore
May 12 @ Baltimore
May 13 @ Baltimore
May 15 v Minnesota
May 16 v Minnesota
May 17 v Minnesota
May 19 v Cincinnati
May 20 v Cincinnati
May 22 @ Los Angeles-NL
May 23 @ Los Angeles-NL
May 24 @ Los Angeles-NL
May 25 @ Los Angeles-AL
May 26 @ Los Angeles-AL
May 27 @ Los Angeles-AL
May 29 v Kansas City
May 30 v Kansas City
May 31 v Kansas City
JUNE
June 1 v Boston
June 2 v Boston
June 3 v Boston
June 5 @ Kansas City
June 6 @ Kansas City
June 7 @ Kansas City
June 9 @ Chicago-AL
June 10 @ Chicago-AL
June 11 @ Chicago-AL
June 12 @ Texas
June 13 @ Texas
June 14 @ Texas
June 15 v Baltimore
June 16 v Baltimore
June 17 v Baltimore
June 18 v Baltimore
June 19 v Chicago-AL
June 20 v Chicago-AL
June 21 v Chicago-AL
June 23 @ San Diego
June 24 @ San Diego
June 26 @ Kansas City
June 27 @ Kansas City
June 28 @ Kansas City
June 29 v Houston
June 30 v Houston
JULY
July 1 v Houston
July 2 v Houston
July 3 v Minnesota
July 4 v Minnesota
July 5 v Minnesota
July 7 @ Cincinnati
July 8 @ Cincinnati
July 9 v Kansas City
July 10 v Kansas City
July 11 v Kansas City
July 12 v Kansas City
July 17 @ Toronto
July 18 @ Toronto
July 19 @ Toronto
July 21 @ Detroit
July 22 @ Detroit
July 23 @ Detroit
July 24 @ Houston
July 25 @ Houston
July 26 @ Houston
July 28 v Kansas City
July 29 v Kansas City
July 30 v Chicago-AL
July 31 v Chicago-AL
AUGUST
August 1 v Chicago-AL
August 2 v Chicago-AL
August 3 @ Minnesota
August 4 @ Minnesota
August 5 @ Minnesota
August 7 @ Chicago-AL
August 8 @ Chicago-AL
August 9 @ Chicago-AL
August 11 v San Diego
August 12 v San Diego
August 14 v Seattle
August 15 v Seattle
August 16 v Seattle
August 17 @ Oakland
August 18 @ Oakland
August 19 @ Oakland
August 20 @ Kansas City
August 21 @ Kansas City
August 22 @ Kansas City
August 23 @ Kansas City
August 25 v Arizona
August 26 v Arizona
August 27 v Arizona
August 28 v New York-AL
August 29 v New York-AL
August 30 v New York-AL
August 31 @ Minnesota
SEPTEMBER
September 1 @ Minnesota
September 2 @ Minnesota
September 3 @ Minnesota
September 4 @ Colorado
September 5 @ Colorado
September 6 @ Colorado
September 8 v Minnesota
September 9 v Minnesota
September 10 v Minnesota
September 11 v Los Angeles-AL
September 12 v Los Angeles-AL
September 13 v Los Angeles-AL
September 14 v Detroit
September 15 v Detroit
September 16 v Detroit
September 17 @ Seattle
September 18 @ Seattle
September 19 @ Seattle
September 20 @ Seattle
September 21 @ Chicago-AL
September 22 @ Chicago-AL
September 23 @ Chicago-AL
September 25 v Toronto
September 26 v Toronto
September 27 v Toronto
Dates subject to change.