For the first time since 2018, Major League Baseball is set to hold two regular season games in Mexico in the 2023 campaign. And, both games are set to be held in the capital city. So, who are the teams that will participate and when will these contests take place? Here’s what you need to know about the 2023 MLB London Series.
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2023 MLB Mexico Series Dates
The 2023 MLB Mexico Series will take place from April 29-30. The two games of the series will pit the San Francisco Giants against the San Diego Padres. The first game will take place on April 29 at 5:05 PM ET/2:05 PM PT. The second and final game of the two-game set will start at 3:05 PM ET/12:05 PM PT.
These two games will mark the first regular season games to take place in Mexico City. The series will be held at the Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu.
Major League Baseball is no stranger to Mexico, as the league has held a number of series previously in the country. In fact, the majority of the regular season games held in Mexico have featured the Padres. San Diego has been a part of three (1996, 1999, and 2018) of the previous five series that have been played in the country. However, the previous five series were held in Monterrey, just south of the U.S.-Mexico border near Texas.
This series could also mark a homecoming of sorts for Giants outfielder Luis González. González, who played his high school ball in Arizona before becoming a star at the University of New Mexico, was born in Hermosillo, Mexico.
This will be the first of two regular season series that Major League Baseball will hold outside of the United States and Canada in 2023. MLB will hold the London Series for the second time in the league’s history in the summer of 2023.
