Oct 20, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith (16) reaches second base after a late throw to New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) during the sixth inning during game six of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Dodger Stadium. Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images

On Wednesday, ESPN announced its early Sunday Night Baseball schedule for the 2025 MLB season. The offseason-winning New York Mets are featured several times, along with the reigning World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, as well.

The Major League Baseball schedule starts with two games between the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19.

A week later, ESPN will air an Opening Day Doubleheader: Yankees-Brewers, Dodgers-Tigers on Thursday, March 27.

The standard Sunday Night Baseball season starts on March 30 with Braves-Padres. It continues through April with Cardinals-Red Sox on April 6, Cubs-Dodgers on April 13, Padres-Astros on April 20 and Phillies-Cubs on April 27.

ESPN also announced the entire month of May, with Dodgers-Braves on May 4, Phillies-Guardians on May 11, Mets-Yankees on May 18 and Dodgers-Mets on May 25.

The only games announced for June is Yankees-Dodgers on June 1 and Mets-Phillies on June 22. And one game in July as a scheduled Fourth of July weekend doubleheader as only seen the latter half — Rangers-Padres on July 6 — be announced.

In the second half of the season, the lone game announced is the Mariners-Mets Little League Classic from Williamsport on August 17.

For the fourth consecutive season, Sunday Night Baseball will be called by the trio of Karl Ravech, David Cone and Eduardo Perez, with Buster Olney reporting. The ESPN Radio team of Jon Sciambi and Doug Glanville returns, also for the fourth straight season. ESPN Deportes will broadcast Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish, with Ernesto Jerez and Luis Alfredo Alvarez on the call and Guillermo Celis and Enrique Rojas reporting.

To date, here’s the announced MLB on ESPN schedule so far.

    • Thursday, March 27, 3 p.m. ET: Brewers @ Yankees (Opening Day)
    • Thursday, March 27, 7 p.m. ET: Tigers @ Dodgers (Opening Night)
    • Sunday, March 30, 7 p.m. ET: Braves @ Padres
    • Sunday, April 6, 7 p.m. ET: Cardinals @ Red Sox
    • Sunday, April 13, 7 p.m. ET: Cubs @ Dodgers
    • Sunday, April 20, 7 p.m. ET: Padres @ Astros
    • Sunday, April 27, 7 p.m. ET: Phillies @ Cubs
    • Sunday, May 4, 7 p.m. ET: Dodgers @ Braves
    • Sunday, May 11, 7 p.m. ET: Phillies @ Guardians
    • Sunday May, 18, 7 p.m. ET: Mets @ Yankees (MLB Rivalry Week)
    • Sunday, May 25, 7 p.m. ET: Dodgers @ Mets (NLCS rematch)
    • Sunday, June 1, 7 p.m. ET: Yankees @ Dodgers (World Series rematch)
    • Sunday, June 22, 7 p.m. ET: Mets @ Phillies
    • Sunday, July 6, 6 p.m. ET: TBD (Fourth of July weekend doubleheader)
    • Sunday, July 6, 9 p.m. ET: Rangers @ Padres
    • Sunday, August 17, 7 p.m. ET: Mariners @ Mets (Little League Classic)

That’s four Dodgers and Mets games on the schedule.

Several teams are featured two or three times, including the Phillies, Padres, Braves, Cubs and Yankees.

About Sam Neumann

Since the beginning of 2023, Sam has been a staff writer for Awful Announcing and The Comeback. A 2021 graduate of Temple University, Sam is a Charlotte native, who currently calls Greenville, South Carolina his home. He also has a love/hate relationship with the New York Mets and Jets.