The 2026 Baltimore Orioles schedule has been released. The 2026 season gets started for the Orioles on March 26 as they host the Minnesota Twins for three games. The Orioles will follow that series with a trio of games at home against the Texas Rangers, and then go on the road for the first time in 2026 against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 3.
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All eyes will be on how the Orioles start the 2026 season. It was their start to the 2025 season that resulted in Brandon Hyde getting fired as the team's manager, and set the stage for the fire sale they had at the MLB trade deadline last month.
While Mike Elias took a wrecking ball to the team's Major League roster at the deadline, the stated goal for the team is to return to contention next season. That will require some heavy-lifting from Elias this offseason, and he may have signaled one offseason move to come with the 8-year extension for Samuel Basallo.
2026 Orioles face wild second-half gauntlet after All-Star break
Basallo will be at the center of the Orioles' roster construction for the 2026 season. A roster that will be put through the gauntlet after the All-Star break, which is from July 13 through July 16. If the Orioles are a contender at the All-Star break, their legitimacy will immediately be tested once the regular season resumes.
The Orioles have a terrifying six-game road trip to open the second half of the season with a series against both the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox. The Orioles then return home to play the Atlanta Braves, who will look to return to contention next season, and then go back on the road for a three-game set against the Detroit Tigers. The brutal stretch of games finally ends with a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at home.
The final week of the 2026 season isn't much better for the Orioles either, as Baltimore will host the Toronto Blue Jays for three games before ending the season against the New York Yankees on the road.