The Cubs aren’t scheduled to play a fellow National League Central team until the second month of the season. But they’ll face all four of their division rivals in May, hosting the Reds on May 4-7 and Brewers on May 18-20 and closing the month with a road trip to Pittsburgh (May 21-28) and St. Louis (May 29-31).

Major League Baseball officially unveiled the full schedule for the 2026 regular season on Tuesday. The 2026 championship season will begin on Wednesday, March 25, with a standalone Opening Night matchup between the Giants at Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco,

The San Francisco Giants will host the New York Yankees on March 25 to kick off the 2026 MLB season -- the earliest Opening Day in the U.S.