Behold, a normal spring training is coming for the Los Angeles Dodgers! Major League Baseball on Wednesday unveiled the full schedule for spring training in 2026. The Dodgers will begin Cactus League play on Saturday, February 21 against the Angels in Tempe.
In each of the last two seasons, the Dodgers began their regular season in Asia more than a week before 28 other teams, first in South Korea against the Padres in 2024 and then against the Cubs in Japan in 2025. Both required truncated spring
training schedules plus an earlier start than everyone else. We don’t yet know exact reporting dates, but per the collective bargaining agreement the earliest teams can require pitchers and catchers to report is 43 days before opening day, or February 11, 2026.
This year, things are mostly back to normal, except for the World Baseball Classic, which will be played during March. But that will only necessitate some players missing from exhibition games, while the full spring training schedule will still be played. To that end, the Dodgers will play against Team Mexico on March 4 at Camelback Ranch prior to the WBC.
Fifteen of the Dodgers’ 29 games in the Arizona portion of their spring training schedule are at Camelback Ranch, including the exhibition game against Mexico and one home game for the White Sox, co-tenants of the facility, on March 14. The Dodgers’ first game at Camelback Ranch is Monday, February 23 against the Mariners.
The exhibition Freeway Series will be held from March 22-24 back in Southern California, with Sunday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim followed by Monday and Tuesday at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
The Dodgers open their 2026 regular season schedule at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, March 26.
