The Pittsburgh Pirates today released the 2022 regular season schedule which features 16 interleague games vs the American League East. The Club will open the season at PNC Park against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, March 31, marking the first time since 2016 the Pirates will begin the regular season at home.

Following the season-opening series against the Cardinals, the Pirates will travel to Cincinnati (April 4-6) and St. Louis (April 7-11) before returning to PNC Park for a six-game homestand against the Cubs (April 12-13) and Nationals (April 14-17). The Pirates are scheduled to play 22 of their 28 games in April against N.L. Central division opponents. The Bucs close out the month of April at home with a three-game series against the San Diego Padres.

The Pirates’ 2022 interleague home schedule will feature visits by the Detroit Tigers (June 7-8), New York Yankees (July 5-6), Boston Red Sox (August 16-18) and Toronto Blue Jays (September 2-4). The Bucs will also travel to Detroit (May 3-4), Tampa Bay (June 24-26), Baltimore (August 5-7) and New York (September 20-21) for interleague play.

Other highlights of the 2022 regular season schedule include:

• May 9 thru May 15: The Pirates host the Dodgers for three games followed by a four-game series against N.L. Central rival Cincinnati from May 12 thru May 15.
• June 30 thru July 6: A six-game homestand against the Milwaukee Brewers (four games) and New York Yankees (two games), wrapped around a scheduled day off on Monday, July 4.
• August 16 thru August 25: A nine-game homestand vs. Boston, Cincinnati and Atlanta.
• September 2 thru September 11: A nine-game homestand against the Blue Jays, Mets and Cardinals. The September 5 game against St. Louis will take place on Labor Day.
• September 12 thru September 21: A 10-day road trip to Cincinnati and New York that will include four games against the Mets and two against the Yankees with a day off on Monday, September 19.
• September 22 thru September 28: The Pirates final homestand will consist of seven divisional games against the Cubs (four) and Reds (three).
• September 30 thru October 2: The Pirates end the regular season with three games in St. Louis.

The entire 2022 schedule is attached and can also be found on pirates.com.

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