Editor's Note: This article was originally published Jan. 13, 2021 and included the Rangers' 2021 home game schedule. The article was updated Feb. 11, 2021 to include the team's full schedule.
The Texas Rangers today announced the club’s full 2021 schedule for their second season at Globe Life Field. The team will open the season on the road, facing Kansas City April 1. The team returns to Arlington for their home opener against Toronto Monday, April 5.
The standard home game times will remain the same as 2020 with weekday night games at 7:05 p.m. CT, weekday day games at 1:05 p.m. CT, Saturdays at 6:05 p.m. CT, and Sundays at 1:35 p.m. CT.
Texas will start nine of 14 Saturday home games at 6:05 p.m. CT. The exceptions will be five Saturday starts at 3:05 p.m. CT due to national television schedule restrictions: May 22 vs, Houston, June 5 vs. Tampa Bay, June 19 vs. Minnesota, June 26 vs, Kansas City, and July 10 vs. Oakland. All Sundays will be at 1:35 p.m. except the regular season finale on Sunday, October 3 vs. Cleveland, which will be a Major League Baseball mandated 2:05 p.m. CT start.
The Rangers have 10 weekday home day games on the 2021 Globe Life Field schedule, including a 3:05 p.m. start for the home opener against Toronto. In addition, there are four Wednesdays and five Thursdays scheduled at 1:05 p.m. CT.
The 29 scheduled home day games would be the most ever in the Rangers’ 50 years in Arlington. The current most is 23 in 2005 and 2019, both at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The club had originally scheduled 23 day games at Globe Life Field in 2020.
All game times are subject to change pending additions in the schedule of national television games.
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