The Red Sox continue September in a solid playoff position for 2025, but with the 2026 schedule out, it's time to start looking at the road to the playoffs then too.
Major League Baseball revealed the 2026 schedules for all 30 teams on Aug. 26, and though the quest for the 2025 playoffs is far from done, it's never too early to look ahead.
If the Red Sox want to take their momentum from 2025 into 2026, they'll have to navigate a challenging American League East, and at least one interesting schedule oddity.
Boston will open up the 2026 campaign on March 26 on the road at the Cincinnati Reds, and here's what follows, in full.
Elly De La Cruz of the Cincinnati Reds in 2025. Katie Stratman-Imagn ImagesMarch
March 26 — Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds
March 28 — Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds
March 29 — Boston Red Sox at Cincinnati Reds
March 30 — Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
March 31 — Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
April
April 1 — Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros
April 3 — San Diego Padres at Boston Red Sox
April 4 — San Diego Padres at Boston Red Sox
April 5 — San Diego Padres at Boston Red Sox
April 6 — Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox
April 7 — Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox
April 8 — Milwaukee Brewers at Boston Red Sox
April 10 — Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
April 11 — Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
April 12 — Boston Red Sox at St. Louis Cardinals
April 13 — Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins
April 14 — Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins
April 15 — Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins
April 17 — Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
April 18 — Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
April 19 — Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
April 20 — Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox
April 21 — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
April 22 — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
April 23 — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
April 24 — Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
April 25 — Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
April 26 — Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
April 27 — Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
April 28 — Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
April 29 — Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
May
May 1 — Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
May 2 — Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
May 3 — Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
May 4 — Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
May 5 — Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
May 6 — Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers
May 7 — Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
May 8 — Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
May 9 — Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
May 10 — Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
May 12 — Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
May 13 — Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
May 14 — Philadelphia Phillies at Boston Red Sox
May 15 — Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
May 16 — Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
May 17 — Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
May 18 — Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals
May 19 — Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals
May 20 — Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals
May 22 — Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox
May 23 — Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox
May 24 — Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox
May 26 — Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
May 27 — Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
May 28 — Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
May 29 — Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians
May 30 — Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians
May 31 — Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians
June
June 2 — Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
June 3 — Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
June 4 — Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
June 5 — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
June 6 — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
June 7 — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
June 8 — Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
June 9 — Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
June 10 — Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
June 12 — Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox
June 13 — Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox
June 14 — Texas Rangers at Boston Red Sox
June 16 — Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
June 17 — Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
June 18 — Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
June 20 — Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners
June 20 — Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners
June 21 — Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners
June 22 — Boston Red Sox at Colorado Rockies
June 23 — Boston Red Sox at Colorado Rockies
June 24 — Boston Red Sox at Colorado Rockies
June 25 — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
June 26 — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
June 27 — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
June 28 — New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox
June 29 — Washington Nationals at Boston Red Sox
June 30 — Washington Nationals at Boston Red Sox
July
July 1 — Washington Nationals at Boston Red Sox
July 3 — Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels
July 4 — Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels
July 5 — Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels
July 7 — Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
July 8 — Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
July 9 — Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
July 10 — Boston Red Sox at New York Mets
July 11 — Boston Red Sox at New York Mets
July 12 — Boston Red Sox at New York Mets
July 17 — Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
July 18 — Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
July 19 — Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox
July 20 — Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
July 21 — Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
July 22 — Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox
July 24 — Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
July 25 — Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
July 26 — Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox
July 27 — Boston Red Sox at Athletics
July 28 — Boston Red Sox at Athletics
July 29 — Boston Red Sox at Athletics
July 30 — Boston Red Sox at Athletics
July 31 — Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
August
Aug. 1 — Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
Aug. 2 — Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers
Aug. 4 — Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 5 — Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 6 — Chicago White Sox at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 7 — Athletics at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 8 — Athletics at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 9 — Athletics at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 10 — Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Aug. 11 — Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Aug. 12 — Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Aug. 13 — Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Aug. 14 — Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates
Aug. 15 — Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates
Aug. 16 — Boston Red Sox at Pittsburgh Pirates
Aug. 17 — Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 18 — Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 19 — Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 21 — San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 22 — San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 23 — San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox
Aug. 24 — Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins
Aug. 25 — Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins
Aug. 26 — Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins
Aug. 28 — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Aug. 29 — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Aug. 30 — Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees
Aug. 31 — Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox
Jazz Chisholm Jr. and the Yankees will play the Red Sox in a critical late-August showdown in 2026. Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesSeptember
Sept. 1 — Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 2 — Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 3 — Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Sept. 4 — Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Sept. 5 — Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Sept. 6 — Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles
Sept. 7 — Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 8 — Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 9 — Los Angeles Angels at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 11 — Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 12 — Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 13 — Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 15 — Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
Sept. 16 — Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
Sept. 17 — Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers
Sept. 18 — Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
Sept. 19 — Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
Sept. 20 — Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
Sept. 22 — Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 23 — Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 24 — Cleveland Guardians at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 25 — Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 26 — Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox
Sept. 27 — Chicago Cubs at Boston Red Sox
Analysis
If you're looking for a more detailed breakdown of the schedule, and information as to why the Red Sox are playing a scheduled doubleheader at Seattle in June, you can check out our breakdown here.