Braves' 2020 season schedule out now
ATLANTA - The Braves' 2020 schedule has been released. Their first game is Friday, July 24 at the New York Mets at 4:10 p.m.
Their Truist Park debut will be Wednesday, July 29 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
ATLANTA, GA - JULY 03: Atlanta Braves players run through drills during the first day of Summer workouts at Truist Park on July 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Atlanta will play 40 games against NL East opponents and 20 games against AL East opponents to limit extended travel for longer, coast-to-coast roadtrips.
Below is the schedule of series the Braves are set to play in the shortened 60-game season:
- July 24-26: at New York Mets
- July 27-28: at Tampa Bay Rays
- July 29-30: vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- July 31-Aug. 3: vs. New York Mets
- Aug. 4-6: vs. Toronto Blue Jays
- Aug. 7-10: at Philadelphia Phillies
- Aug. 11-12: at New York Yankees
- Aug. 14-16: at Miami Marlins
- Aug. 17-19: vs. Washington Nationals
- Aug. 21-23: vs. Philadelphia Phillies
- Aug. 25-26: vs. New York Yankees
- Aug. 28-31: at Philadelphia Phillies
- Sept. 1-2: at Boston Red Sox
- Sept. 4-6: vs. Washington Nationals
- Sept. 7-9: vs. Miami Marlins
- Sept. 10-13: at Washington Nationals
- Sept. 14-16: at Baltimore Orioles
- Sept. 18-20: at New York Mets
- Sept. 21-24: vs. Miami Marlins
- Sept. 25-27: vs. Boston Red Sox
Braves' Nick Markakis electing not to play in 2020
The Braves open the season with 20 straight games before their first scheduled off day on August 13, and they will play 13 of the season's final 23 games at Truist Park.
The team's record for most wins in a 60-game stretch is 47, held by the 1897 club from May 11 through July 22.