While there is still a month and a half to go in the 2022 regular season, and, of course, an entire postseason to play in October, Major League Baseball has released its complete 2023 schedule.

The new season features a major change in scheduling, namely the fact that all 30 Major League teams will play one another throughout the season. That means the Yankees, for example, will play all 15 National League teams in 2023. Gone is the interleague divisional rotation, where a team like the Yankees would play the NL East once every three years. The change also means there will be less divisional games, down from 19 per opponent to just 13 games per opponent. Case in point, the Mets face the Marlins twice in April and then don’t see Miami again until September.

What do the schedules look like? Check it out below!

• Mets 2023 Schedule

  2023 Mets schedule is out. 1) Well balanced considering the chaos of playing the entire AL in inter-league 2) It lessons the importance of division games (down from 19 per opponent to 13) not a fan. 3) Subway Series should be on a weekend, not weekday. pic.twitter.com/xpcXZ9tuid

  — Michael R. Cohen (@OpenMikeNJ) August 24, 2022

• Yankees 2023 Schedule

  Here is the Yankees 2023 schedule. 1) Surreal to see NYY open season vs. SF and PHI. 2) like I said with NYM, less divisional games not ideal. 3) Weird Sept with 3 series vs. NL teams, plus KC. pic.twitter.com/GuCWQsnVpp

  — Michael R. Cohen (@OpenMikeNJ) August 25, 2022

• Fan Reaction Mixed to Not Great

  Fan reaction to the change in MLB’s schedule is mixed to say the least. A lot of people like the fact that some of baseball’s biggest stars will travel to all MLB cities, but others wish that baseball go back to simpler times when there was actually a focus on divisional and intra-league play.

  I like the new, balanced schedule that MLB is rolling with starting in 2023. Get the stars in all the cities more often. Great stuff.
  
  I will, however, despise it if this is a step toward the dissolution of the AL and NL. The majors' major leagues need to stay.

  — Tim Healey (@timbhealey) August 24, 2022

  Over emphasizes inter league play and de-emphasizes divisional play. Not a fan.

  — Jack Quinnert (@JTQuinnert) August 24, 2022

• Aaron Judge's Future?

  Ironically, the Yankees are opening  up the 2023 season at home against the San Francisco Giants. Not only will it mark the rare interleague opening day,  and will rekindle a once-vibrant rivalry when the Giants used to play across the Harlem River at the Polo Grounds, but, it could have an Aaron Judge theme. Judge is scheduled to be a free agent this winter, and one of the teams rumored to be interested in Judge is the Giants. Judge hails from the Bay Area. Judge rejected the Yankees contract offer in April, betting on himself in free agency. Turns out that was a good bet as Judge is a favorite to be the AL MVP.

  MLB just announced the 2023 schedule. The Giants will open at Yankee Stadium next March 30, which will be a nice moment for Aaron Judge.

  — Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) August 24, 2022

  The Giants open up the 2023 season on the road at Yankee Stadium…
  
  The only question is if Aaron Judge will still be wearing the pinstripes or the black & orange? 🤔 #SFGiants

  — Markus Boucher (@MarkusBoucher) August 24, 2022

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