 with the Cubs and the Dodgers playing on March 18th and 19th. Opening day in North America is March 27th. That's the earliest ever. There will be a rivalry weekend in May with the geographical matchups we've seen since the start of interleague play, plus a few from within the same league, like the Pirates and Phillies and the Astros and Rangers. Another change, teams will get three game sets home and away with their interleague rivals.