| 2016 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 3, 2016 – October 2, 2016 |
| Number of games | 162 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| Regular season | |
| League Postseason | |
| World Series | |
The 2016 Major League Baseball season is tentatively set to begin on April 3, 2016, with a Sunday Night game. The regular season is scheduled to end on Sunday, October 2, 2016. The schedule was released in September 2015.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game's 87th edition will be held on July 12 at Petco Park in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego Padres. The winning league will get home-field advantage in the World Series.
The 2016 Civil Rights Game will be played at a date and at a stadium to be announced.
Contents
Schedule[edit]
As was the case in 2015, teams are scheduled to play 19 games against each division opponent for a total of 76 games, and six or seven games against each team from the other two divisions in its league for a total of 66 games.
All teams are scheduled to play 20 interleague games throughout the season. For 2016, the interleague matchups will be AL East vs. NL West, AL Central vs. NL East, and AL West vs. NL Central.
Managerial changes[edit]
General managers[edit]
Offseason[edit]
| Team | Former GM | New GM | Reason for leaving | Story/Accomplishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | Walt Jocketty | Dick Williams | Promoted | On November 4, 2015 Dick Williams was promoted to General Manager Replacing Walt Jocketty who will stay on as director of operations for at least one more year.[1] |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Bill Stoneman | Billy Eppler | Interim | On October 4, 2015, the night after the regular season ended in a loss to the Rangers, the Angels hired Billy Eppler as their new permanent general manager, replacing Bill Stoneman, who was the interim GM after Jerry Dipoto who resigned earlier in the season.[2] |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Doug Melvin | David Stearns | Resigned | On September 21, 2015, David Stearns replaced Doug Melvin who resigned from the club as general manager. He started his new job on October 5.[3] |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Ruben Amaro, Jr. | Matt Klentak | Fired | On October 24, 2015, Matt Klentak was hired as the new permanent general manager to replace interim GM Scott Proefrock, who was a temporary replacement for Ruben Amaro Jr., who was fired on September 10.[4] |
| Oakland Athletics | Billy Beane | David Forst | Promoted | On October 5, 2015, General Manager Billy Beane was promoted to executive general manager. David Forst was promoted as the new general manager.[5] |
| Seattle Mariners | Jeff Kingston | Jerry Dipoto | Interim | On September 28, 2015, Jerry Dipoto was named the new permanent general manager of the Mariners, replacing interim GM Jeff Kingston, who replaced Jack Zudriencik.[6] |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Alex Anthopoulos | TBD | Resigned | Anthopoulos resigned on October 29, 2015, after six seasons as the general manager of the Blue Jays.[7] |
| Miami Marlins | Dan Jennings | Michael Hill | Fired | Jennings was fired on October 29, 2015, as general manager of the Marlins. Michael Hill was named as his replacement.[8] |
Field managers[edit]
Offseason[edit]
At the end of the 2015 season, the following teams made replacements to their managers.
| Team | Former manager | Interim manager | Reason for leaving | New manager | Story/Accomplishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Nationals | Matt Williams | None | Fired | Dusty Baker | Matt Williams was fired on October 5, 2015, after two seasons with the team. He guided them to the division title in 2014 before losing to the world champion San Francisco Giants. He finished with a 179–145 record.[9] On November 3, 2015, the Nationals announced that Dusty Baker will be their new manager for the 2016 season.[10] |
| San Diego Padres | Bud Black | Pat Murphy | Interim tag not removed | Andy Green | Pat Murphy was named interim manager on June 16, 2015, after Bud Black was fired. He finished the 2015 season with a record of 42–53.[11] On October 29, 2015, Andy Green was named the new permanent manager of the Padres.[12] |
| Miami Marlins | Mike Redmond | Dan Jennings | Fired | Don Mattingly | Jennings made the unusual move from GM to manager when the Marlins fired Mike Redmond in May after a 16–22 start. The change failed to spark a turnaround, and the injury-riddled Marlins finished at 71–91, their sixth consecutive losing season. Jennings returned as GM[13] and was subsequently fired from that role.[8] On October 29, 2015, Don Mattingly was named the new manager.[14] |
| Seattle Mariners | Lloyd McClendon | None | Fired | Scott Servais | McClendon compiled records of 87–75 in 2014 and 76–86 in 2015. On October 9, 2015, it was reported that new Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto wished to hire a new manager, rather than retain McClendon from the previous GM, Jack Zduriencik.[15] On October 23, 2015, Scott Servais was the hired as the team's new manager.[16] |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Don Mattingly | None | Mutual Decision | TBA | Don Mattingly and the Dodgers parted ways on October 22 after five seasons together. The Dodgers had won their third straight NL West Championship, marking the first time in franchise history that they made the playoffs three years in a row. Their season ended when they lost to the New York Mets in the Division Series. Mattingly finished with a 446–363 record.[17] |
Uniforms[edit]
Wholesale changes[edit]
Anniversaries and special events[edit]
The following teams will wear commemorative patches for special occasions:
| Team | Special occasion |
|---|---|
| All 30 teams | Breast Cancer patch on May 8, Mother's Day |
| All 30 teams | Prostate Cancer patch on June 19, Father's Day |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 15th Anniversary of 2001 World Championship |
| Atlanta Braves | Final Season at Turner Field |
| Chicago Cubs | 100th Season at Wrigley Field |
| Kansas City Royals | 2015 World Championship |
| Minnesota Twins | 25th Anniversary of 1991 World Championship |
| New York Mets | 30th Anniversary of 1986 World Championship |
| New York Yankees | 20th Anniversary of 1996 World Championship |
| San Diego Padres | 2016 All Star Game |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 10th Anniversary of 2006 World Championship |
Throwbacks[edit]
Other uniforms[edit]
Players, coaches, and umpires at all games will wear #42 on April 15, the 69th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's debut in the majors.
Stadiums[edit]
This will be the Atlanta Braves' final season at Turner Field before moving into their new ballpark, which is SunTrust Park in Cobb County, Georgia. The Braves will play their final regular season game at Turner Field against the Detroit Tigers on October 2, 2016.
Television[edit]
National[edit]
United States[edit]
This will be the third year of the current eight-year deals with Fox, ESPN and TBS. Fox will air eight weeks of baseball on Saturday night leading up to the 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game which will also air on Fox. Fox will then televise Saturday afternoon games for the last four weeks of the regular season. Fox Sports 1 will televise games on Tuesday nights and Saturdays, both during the afternoon and night. ESPN will televise games on its flagship telecast, Sunday Night Baseball, as well as Monday and Wednesday nights. TBS will televise Sunday afternoon games for the last 13 weeks of the regular season. Fox and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecasts will be exclusive; all other national telecasts will be subject to local blackout.
TBS will televise the American League Wild Card Game, Division Series, and Championship Series. ESPN will televise the National League Wild Card Game, Fox Sports 1 and MLB Network will televise the National League Division Series, and Fox and Fox Sports 1 will televise the National League Championship Series. The World Series will air exclusively on Fox for the 17th consecutive year.
Local[edit]
Radio[edit]
ESPN Radio will air its 19th season of national coverage, including Sunday Night Games, Saturday games, Opening Day and holiday games, the All-Star Game, and Home Run Derby, and the entire postseason.
Local[edit]
WLS will be the new flagship radio home of the Chicago White Sox starting in April 2016 after current station WSCR just gave up the broadcasting rights after nine years. WSCR will be the new flagship radio home of the Chicago Cubs starting in April 2016 after current station WBBM gave up the broadcasting rights after just one year.
References[edit]
- ^ Calcaterra, Craig. "Reds name a new GM Walt Jocketty remains head of baseball operations.". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ Baer, Bill. "Angels to announce Billy Eppler as new GM on Monday.". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ Baer, Bill. "Brewers to hire David Stearns as their new GM.". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ Short, D.J. "Phillies to name Matt Klentak as general manager.". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ^ Calcaterra, Craig. "Billy Beane promoted to VP David Forst named A's general manager". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Gleeman, Aaron. "Mariners hire ex-Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto as new GM". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Davidi, Shi (October 29, 2015). "Alex Anthopoulos leaving Blue Jays after rejecting extension". sportsnet.ca. Toronto: Rogers Media. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ a b Frisaro, Joe (October 29, 2015). "Marlins dismiss general manager Jennings". mlb.com. Miami: MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ Gleeman, Aaron (October 5, 2015). "Nationals fire reigning manager of the year Matt Williams". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ^ Calcaterra, Craig (November 3, 2015). "It's Official Dusty Baker is the new Nationals Manager". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Baer, Bill. "Padres announce that Pat Murphy won't return as manager in 2016". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
- ^ Gleeman, Aaron. "Padres hire Diamondbacks third base coach Andy Green as new manager". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Calcaterra, Craig. "Dan Jennings asked to return as the Marlins GM". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Knight, Molly (October 29, 2015). "Source: Marlins Hire Don Mattingly as Manager". Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ Gleeman, Aaron. "Mariners fire Lloyd McClendon". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ Gleeman, Aaron. "Scott Servias is the strong frontrunner to be mariners new manager". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ Gleeman, Aaron. "Dodgers Fire Don Mattingly". hardballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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