The Pittsburgh Pirates will open the 2023 season with a three-game series at Cincinnati starting March 30 and, for the first time, host the Chicago White Sox in the home opener April 7.
The Pirates announced their 2023 regular-season schedule, which will feature visits from 22 teams as part of MLB’s new scheduling format. That includes three interleague series in the first two weeks.
A look at '23.
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After the series at Cincinnati, the Pirates will visit Boston to play three games against the Red Sox from April 3-5 before returning to PNC Park to host the White Sox from April 7-9 and the Houston Astros from April 10-12.
The schedule also includes the first trip to Seattle since 2016, as part of a six-game road trip to Seattle and San Francisco from May 26-31; the first visit by the Oakland A’s to PNC Park since 2001, as part of a nine-game homestand against St. Louis, Oakland and the New York Mets from June 2-11.
The PNC Park schedule also features a six-game homestand against the Giants and Cleveland Guardians from July 14-19; a five-game homestand against the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers from July 28-Aug. 2; and a seven-game homestand that includes a visit by the New York Yankees Sept. 15-17; and a three-game series against the Miami Marlins from Sept. 29-Oct. 1 to conclude the regular season.
