List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada
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Major League Baseball (MLB) has played multiple regular season games outside of its base in the United States and Canada. Listed below are the results of those games.[1] Exhibition contests, such as preseason games or postseason all-star games, are not included.
List of games[]
- Notes
- The March 2008 games were known as the MLB Japan Opening Series 2008.
- The March 21, 2019, contest was the last professional game for Ichiro Suzuki, who announced his retirement immediately afterwards.
- The June 2019 games were part of the 2019 MLB London Series.
- There has been one no-hitter: May 4, 2018 (detail).
- There has been one extra innings game: March 21, 2019 (12 innings).
Canceled games[]
In May 2019, MLB announced that the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals would play a two-game series in London in June 2020, to be known as the 2020 MLB London Series. Additionally, in December 2019, the league announced that the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres would play a two-game series in Mexico City in April 2020. It was to be the first time MLB played a regular season game in Mexico City.[27] However, both of these series were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28][29]
Games played in Puerto Rico[]
Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has hosted 49 MLB games since 2001.[1] As Puerto Rico is a United States commonwealth, these games are not included in the above table.
The Montreal Expos played 43 "home" games at Estadio Hiram Bithorn during 2003 and 2004.[30]
Excluding Expos games, below is a list of neutral-site games played in Puerto Rico:
Season | Date | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Attendance | Stadium | City | Country | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | April 1 | Toronto Blue Jays | 8–1 | Texas Rangers | 19,891 | Estadio Hiram Bithorn | San Juan | Puerto Rico | [31] |
2010 | June 28 | Florida Marlins | 10–3 | New York Mets | 18,073 | [32] | |||
June 29 | Florida Marlins | 7–6 | New York Mets | 18,373 | [33] | ||||
June 30 | New York Mets | 6–5 | Florida Marlins | 19,232 | [34] | ||||
2018 | April 17 | Cleveland Indians | 6–1 | Minnesota Twins | 19,516 | [35] | |||
April 18 | Minnesota Twins | 2–1 | Cleveland Indians | 19,537 | [36] |
In August 2019, MLB announced a three-game series between the Miami Marlins and New York Mets at Estadio Hiram Bithorn to be played in April 2020.[37] However, this series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[28]
See also[]
- 1999 Baltimore Orioles–Cuba national baseball team exhibition series, included a March 1999 exhibition game played in Cuba
- MLB China Series, two 2008 spring training games
- MLB Japan All-Star Series, postseason all-star contests held periodically since 1986
- MLB Taiwan All-Star Series, postseason all-star contests held in 2011
- List of neutral site regular season Major League Baseball games played in the United States and Canada
References[]
- ^ a b Adler, David (June 28, 2019). "Complete history of MLB games played abroad". MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "New York Mets at San Diego Padres Box Score, August 16, 1996". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Mets at San Diego Padres Box Score, August 17, 1996". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Mets at San Diego Padres Box Score, August 18, 1996". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres Box Score, April 4, 1999". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Chicago Cubs at New York Mets Box Score, March 29, 2000". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Mets at Chicago Cubs Box Score, March 30, 2000". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score, March 30, 2004". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays Box Score, March 31, 2004". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score, March 25, 2008". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics Box Score, March 26, 2008". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Box Score, March 28, 2012". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics Box Score, March 29, 2012". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score, March 22, 2014". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score, March 23, 2014". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Box Score, May 4, 2018". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Box Score, May 5, 2018". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres Box Score, May 6, 2018". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Game Recap: Mariners power past A's on Opening Day (3/20/19)". YouTube.com.
- ^ "Mariners win Ichiro's final game in 12 innings - 3/21/19". YouTube.com.
- ^ "Cardinals vs. Reds - Game Summary". ESPN. April 13, 2019.
- ^ "Cardinals vs. Reds - Game Summary". ESPN. April 14, 2019.
- ^ "Astros vs. Angels - Game Summary". ESPN. May 4, 2019.
- ^ "Astros vs. Angels - Game Summary". ESPN. May 5, 2019.
- ^ "Yankees vs. Red Sox - Box Score". ESPN. June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Yankees vs. Red Sox - Box Score". ESPN. June 30, 2019.
- ^ "MLB D-backs Padres play in Mexico City in 2020". MLB.com. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ a b Adams, Steve (March 19, 2020). "MLB Cancels Planned Series In Mexico City And Puerto Rico". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "MLB cancels Cubs-Cards London series in June". ESPN.com. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Estadio Hiram Bithorn in San Juan, PR". Retrosheet. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score, April 1, 2001". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Mets at Florida Marlins Box Score, June 28, 2010". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Mets at Florida Marlins Box Score, June 29, 2010". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "New York Mets at Florida Marlins Box Score, June 30, 2010". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Box Score, April 17, 2018". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Box Score, April 18, 2018". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ Mcpherson, Jordan. "The Miami Marlins will play three games in Puerto Rico during the 2020 season". Miami Herald.
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