The interleague division pairings in next year’s schedule are AL East-NL West, AL Central-NL East, and AL West-NL Central. The All-Star Game will be July 9 in Cleveland, with the All-Star break itself remaining at four days. Just three games will be played on first day of the ’19 MLB Draft on June 3. The '19 season also will feature the most special-event games in a single year in league history, as the Japan matchups will joined by games in Omaha to tie into the College World Series, a two-game Red Sox-Yankees series in London and a third trip to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League Classic. The domestic openers will be preceded by a two-game series in Tokyo on March 20-21 featuring the A’s and Mariners. Next year’s regular-season schedule follows a new layout introduced this year with the inclusion of three to four more off days for each club with an eye toward additional player rest and more chances to reschedule rained-out games. MLB will begin the bulk of its '19 season on Thursday, March 28, with all 30 teams scheduled to be in action, marking the earliest domestic start to a season ever. MLB's earliest-ever start in '19 will allow for three to four more off days for each club during the season GETTY IMAGES
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