A Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season consists of 162 games for each of the 30 teams. This schedule spans roughly six months, typically from late March or early April through late September or early October
. The 162 games are divided as follows:
- 13 games each against the other four teams in their division (52 games)
- 6 or 7 games each against selected opponents in their league (64 games)
- 46 interleague games against teams from the other league, including a four-game series against a designated interleague rival and three games each against other interleague opponents
This extensive schedule is designed to allow teams to play multiple series against each other while managing travel and player fatigue. The regular season is followed by a postseason that can add up to 22 additional games for teams advancing through the Wild Card, Division Series, League Championship Series, and World Series
. In total, the MLB regular season features 2,430 games played across all teams combined
