This week was big for planning ahead, first with the 2025 major league postseason schedule dropping on Tuesday, including the wild card round starting on September 30 and the Division Series round beginning on October 4.
Also on Tuesday, the Double-A Tulsa Drillers announced their 2026 schedule, which begins on Thursday, April 2, a date the team says matches 1998 for the earliest season opener in franchise history. Tulsa’s schedule runs through September 6.
None of the other Dodgers minor league affiliates
have officially announced their 2026 schedules, but next year’s slates are online for both Triple-A Oklahoma City and High-A Great Lakes as well.
Looking at the minor league schedules, it fits the same pattern as recent years. Triple-A starts the earliest, with Oklahoma City’s first game set for Friday, March 27 at home against Albuquerque. Double-A and both Class-A levels start the next weekend.
MLB hasn’t yet announced its 2026 schedule, but it always lines up with the minor league slates. That means opening day in the majors will likely be on Thursday, March 26, which would be the earliest domestic opening day in the history of the league. Last year MLB announced the 2025 schedule on July 18, the announcement the year before came on July 13, and in 2022 the 2023 schedule came on August 24. So expect a 2026 MLB schedule announcement some time soon.
Back to the minors for a moment, 2026 will be a year of change for the Dodgers, whose Low-A affiliate will switch from Rancho Cucamonga to a new Ontario team that hasn’t yet been named (that name will be revealed on September 18). But in perusing the online schedules of every other California League team, a 2026 schedule for Ontario can be gleaned. Ontario is set to play its inaugural game in its new park, which is currently being built, on Friday, April 3 against Lake Elsinore, a Padres affiliate.
None of this has yet been officially announced, but it looks like this will be Ontario’s first schedule.
| Date | Opponent | Affiliate | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Apr 3 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Sat, Apr 4 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Sun, Apr 5 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Tue, Apr 7 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Wed, Apr 8 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Thu, Apr 9 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Fri, Apr 10 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Sat, Apr 11 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Sun, Apr 12 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Tue, Apr 14 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Wed, Apr 15 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Thu, Apr 16 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Fri, Apr 17 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Sat, Apr 18 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Sun, Apr 19 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Tue, Apr 21 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Wed, Apr 22 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Thu, Apr 23 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Fri, Apr 24 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Sat, Apr 25 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Sun, Apr 26 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Tue, Apr 28 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Wed, Apr 29 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Thu, Apr 30 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Fri, May 1 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Sat, May 2 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Sun, May 3 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Tue, May 5 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Wed, May 6 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Thu, May 7 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Fri, May 8 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Sat, May 9 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Sun, May 10 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Tue, May 12 | San Jose | Giants | Home |
| Wed, May 13 | San Jose | Giants | Home |
| Thu, May 14 | San Jose | Giants | Home |
| Fri, May 15 | San Jose | Giants | Home |
| Sat, May 16 | San Jose | Giants | Home |
| Sun, May 17 | San Jose | Giants | Home |
| Tue, May 19 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Wed, May 20 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Thu, May 21 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Fri, May 22 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Sat, May 23 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Sun, May 24 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Road |
| Tue, May 26 | Visalia | D-backs | Home |
| Wed, May 27 | Visalia | D-backs | Home |
| Thu, May 28 | Visalia | D-backs | Home |
| Fri, May 29 | Visalia | D-backs | Home |
| Sat, May 30 | Visalia | D-backs | Home |
| Sun, May 31 | Visalia | D-backs | Home |
| Tue, Jun 2 | Stockton | A’s | Home |
| Wed, Jun 3 | Stockton | A’s | Home |
| Thu, Jun 4 | Stockton | A’s | Home |
| Fri, Jun 5 | Stockton | A’s | Home |
| Sat, Jun 6 | Stockton | A’s | Home |
| Sun, Jun 7 | Stockton | A’s | Home |
| Tue, Jun 9 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Wed, Jun 10 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Thu, Jun 11 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Fri, Jun 12 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Sat, Jun 13 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Sun, Jun 14 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Tue, Jun 16 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Wed, Jun 17 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Thu, Jun 18 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Fri, Jun 19 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Sat, Jun 20 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Sun, Jun 21 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Tue, Jun 23 | Visalia | D-backs | Road |
| Wed, Jun 24 | Visalia | D-backs | Road |
| Thu, Jun 25 | Visalia | D-backs | Road |
| Fri, Jun 26 | Visalia | D-backs | Road |
| Sat, Jun 27 | Visalia | D-backs | Road |
| Sun, Jun 28 | Visalia | D-backs | Road |
| Tue, Jun 30 | Fresno | Rockies | Road |
| Wed, Jul 1 | Fresno | Rockies | Road |
| Thu, Jul 2 | Fresno | Rockies | Road |
| Fri, Jul 3 | Fresno | Rockies | Road |
| Sat, Jul 4 | Fresno | Rockies | Road |
| Sun, Jul 5 | Fresno | Rockies | Road |
| Tue, Jul 7 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Wed, Jul 8 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Thu, Jul 9 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Fri, Jul 10 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Sat, Jul 11 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Sun, Jul 12 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Fri, Jul 17 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Sat, Jul 18 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Sun, Jul 19 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Home |
| Tue, Jul 21 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Wed, Jul 22 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Thu, Jul 23 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Fri, Jul 24 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Sat, Jul 25 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Sun, Jul 26 | San Jose | Giants | Road |
| Tue, Jul 28 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Wed, Jul 29 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Thu, Jul 30 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Fri, Jul 31 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Sat, Aug 1 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Sun, Aug 2 | Fresno | Rockies | Home |
| Tue, Aug 4 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Wed, Aug 5 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Thu, Aug 6 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Fri, Aug 7 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Sat, Aug 8 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Sun, Aug 9 | Lake Elsinore | Padres | Road |
| Tue, Aug 11 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Wed, Aug 12 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Thu, Aug 13 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Fri, Aug 14 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Sat, Aug 15 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Sun, Aug 16 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Road |
| Tue, Aug 18 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Wed, Aug 19 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Thu, Aug 20 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Fri, Aug 21 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Sat, Aug 22 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Sun, Aug 23 | Inland Empire | Mariners | Home |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Stockton | A’s | Road |
| Wed, Aug 26 | Stockton | A’s | Road |
| Thu, Aug 27 | Stockton | A’s | Road |
| Fri, Aug 28 | Stockton | A’s | Road |
| Sat, Aug 29 | Stockton | A’s | Road |
| Sun, Aug 30 | Stockton | A’s | Road |
| Tue, Sep 1 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Wed, Sep 2 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Thu, Sep 3 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Fri, Sep 4 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Sat, Sep 5 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
| Sun, Sep 6 | Rancho Cucamonga | Angels | Home |
