March 26 is not an ideal time to begin the MLB season. That means some cold weather teams will have six home games in March. Brrrr. And the Cubs are getting the worst of it, opening the season at Wrigley Field in the earliest-ever regular-season game there on March 26, part of a six-game homestand against two teams that only come to Wrigley once.
I just don’t get it. I’ve written many times about how the warm-weather/dome teams need to just suck it up and have a few more home games the first couple
of weeks. Instead, we are left for praying for a warm March in Chicago. Further, there will be 12 home games before April 12. Seriously, MLB, come on.
In any case, here we are, and everyone will have to make the best of it.
The longest Cubs homestands are seven games, once in late April vs. the Mets and Phillies, once in late August/early September vs. the Reds and Brewers. And they’ll finish the regular season in Boston, an interesting matchup. As was the case this year, the Cubs won’t see their biggest rivals, the Cardinals, at Wrigley Field until July.
Please bring back the unbalanced schedule, MLB.
Here’s the complete Cubs 2026 regular season schedule. Home games in boldface. Game times will be added when they are available, when they are they will all be listed in Central time.
March 26-28-29: vs. Nationals
March 30-31-April 1: vs. Angels
April 3-4-5: at Guardians
April 6-7-8: at Blue Jays
April 10-11-12: vs. Pirates
April 13-14-15: at Phillies
April 17-18-19: vs. Mets
April 20-21-22-23: vs. Phillies
April 24-25-26: at Dodgers
April 27-28-29: at Padres
May 1-2-3: vs. Diamondbacks
May 4-5-6-7: vs. Reds
May 8-9-10: at Rangers
May 12-13-14: at Braves
May 15-16-17: at White Sox
May 18-19-20: vs. Brewers
May 22-23-24: vs. Astros
May 25-26-27-28: at Pirates
May 29-30-31: at Cardinals
June 2-3-4: vs. Athletics
June 5-6-7: vs. Giants
June 9-10-11: at Rockies
June 12-13-14: at Giants
June 15-16-17: vs. Rockies
June 19-20-21: vs. Blue Jays
June 22-23-24-25: at Mets
June 26-27-28: at Brewers
June 29-30-July 1: vs. Padres
July 3-4-5: vs. Cardinals
July 7-8-9: at Orioles
July 10-11-12: at Reds
July 13-14-15-16: All-Star break
July 17-18-19: vs. Twins
July 20-21-22: vs. Tigers
July 24-25-26: at Pirates
July 27-28-29-30: at Cardinals
July 31-Aug. 1-2: vs. Yankees
Aug. 3-4-5: vs. Dodgers
Aug. 7-8-9: at Royals
Aug. 11-12-13: at Nationals
Aug. 14-15-16: vs. Cardinals
Aug. 17-18-19: vs. White Sox
Aug. 21-22-23: at Mariners
Aug. 24-25-26: at Diamondbacks
Aug. 28-29-30: vs. Reds
Aug. 31-Sept. 1-2-3: vs. Brewers
Sept. 4-5-6: at Marlins
Sept. 7-8-9: at Brewers
Sept. 11-12-13: vs. Pirates
Sept. 14-15-16: vs. Braves
Sept. 18-19-20: at Reds
Sept. 22-23-24: vs. Marlins
Sept. 25-26-27: at Red Sox
If you’d prefer a calendar-style schedule, here you go!
