MLB releases 2016 schedule: Mariners to open April 4 at Texas
If there’s one scheduling constant in Major League Baseball, it’s the Mariners will log more miles than any other club. A lot more, in fact, than nearly all other clubs.
MLB released is 2016 schedule Tuesday morning for all 30 clubs and, yep, the Mariners will again be mileage kings at an estimated 48,811 miles. The Los Angeles Angels rank second at 44,729, followed by Oakland at 42,694.
No surprise.
The Mariners open the season with a three-game series at Texas from April 4-6. After an open date, they begin their home schedule on April 8 with the start to a three-game series against Oakland at Safeco Field.
American League West teams will be paired against teams from the National League Central. St. Louis (June 26-28), Pittsburgh (June 28-29) and Milwaukee (Aug. 19-21) will come to the Northwest.
The Mariners have trips to Cincinnati (May 20-22), Pittsburgh (July 26-27) and the north side of Chicago (July 29-31) for three games against the Cubs.
The annual Vedder Cup against the Padres again covers four straight days — May 30-31 at Safeco, and June 1-2 at San Diego.
Toronto’s annual visit to Safeco comes late in the year: Sept. 19-21. Other notable home series include Boston (Aug. 1-4) and the New York Yankees (Aug. 22-24).
The Mariners have three three-city trips:
*April 15-24 (nine games) at New York (three), Cleveland (three) and Los Angeles (three).
*June 14-23 (10 games): at Tampa Bay (three), Boston (three) and Detroit (four).
*July 22-31 (eight games) : at Toronto (three), Pittsburgh (two) and the Chicago Cubs (three).
The season’s longest homestand is 10 games from Aug. 1-10 against Boston (four), Los Angeles (three) and Detroit (three). The season ends with four home games against Oakland from Sept. 29-Oct. 2.
The Mariners’ estimated road mileage is more than this season (43,254) but less than 2014 (51,634).
MARINERS 2016 SCHEDULE
April 4-6: at Texas
April 8-10: vs. Oakland
April 11-13: vs. Texas
April 15-17: at New York
April 19-21: at Cleveland
April 22-24: at Los Angeles
April 25-27: vs. Houston
April 29-May 1: vs. Kansas City
May 2-4: at Oakland
May 5-8: at Houston
May 9-11: vs. Tampa Bay
May 13-15: vs. Los Angeles
May 17-19: at Baltimore
May 20-22: at Cincinnati (NL)
May 23-25: vs. Oakland
May 27-29: vs. Minnesota
May 30-31: vs. San Diego (NL)
June 1-2: at San Diego (NL)
June 3-5: at Texas
June 6-9: vs. Cleveland
June 10-12: vs. Texas
June 14-16: at Tampa Bay
June 17-19: at Boston
June 20-23: at Detroit
June 24-26: vs. St. Louis (NL)
June 28-29: vs. Pittsburgh (NL)
June 30-July 3: vs. Baltimore
July 4-6: at Houston
July 7-10: at Kansas City
July 11-14: All-Star break
July 15-17: vs. Houston
July 18-20: vs. Chicago
July 22-24: at Toronto
July 26-27: at Pittsburgh (NL)
July 29-31: at Chicago (NL)
August 1-4: vs. Boston
August 5-7: vs. Los Angeles
August 8-10: vs. Detroit
August 12-14: at Oakland
August 15-18: at Los Angeles
August 19-21: vs. Milwaukee (NL)
August 22-24: vs. New York
August 25-28: at Chicago
August 29-31: at Texas
September 2-4: vs. Los Angeles
September 5-8: vs. Texas
September 9-11: at Oakland
September 12-14: at Los Angeles
September 16-18: vs. Houston
September 19-21: vs. Toronto
September 23-25: at Minnesota
September 26-28: at Houston
September 29-October 2: vs. Oakland
2016 ESTIMATED TEAM MILEAGE FLOWN
Mariners: 48,811
Los Angeles Angels: 44,728
Oakland Athletics: 42,694
Houston Astros: 41,315
San Francisco Giants: 41,153
Los Angeles Dodgers: 40,962
Texas Rangers: 39,528
San Diego Padres: 37,402
Boston Red Sox: 37,359
Tampa Bay Rays: 37,082
Miami Marlins: 36,266
Arizona Diamondbacks: 35,349
New York Yankees: 35,105
Toronto Blue Jays: 34,266
Colorado Rockies: 33,534
Baltimore Orioles: 32,286
Minnesota Twins: 30,128
Atlanta Braves: 29,175
Kansas City Royals: 29,004
Philadelphia Phillies: 28,966
Chicago White Sox: 28,281
New York Mets: 27,890
St. Louis Cardinals: 27,023
Detroit Tigers: 26,736
Pittsburgh Pirates: 26,588
Milwaukee Brewers: 26,426
Chicago Cubs: 26,214
Cleveland Indians: 25,342
Washington Nationals: 25,205
Cincinnati Reds: 25,026
This story was originally published September 8, 2015 at 10:04 AM with the headline "MLB releases 2016 schedule: Mariners to open April 4 at Texas."