Schedule request: 34 teams total

[RunBlakeRun]

HI!

So, I'm thinking of expanding my iteration of MLB going into the late 2030s to 34. Already expanded in 2025 to 32. I like having the unbalanced schedules but can't find a schedule already created on the forums, and I'm a bit of a dummy to try and make my own.

My thinking is:
- 17 AL, 17 NL (6-5-6; 6-5-6; but division distribution may change and I would prefer it not matter as much whether the central or the west has more teams hahaha).
- 162 games, that'll never change.
- Season starts on the first Friday on or after March 25th (I like having a bit of late March baseball).
- Would like as close to having no homestands/road-trips longer than 13-14 games (this isn't set in stone; very flexible, just don't want too many series bunched up at home/away from home).
- Don't care about day vs night games.
- All-Star game as close to July 4 (or whenever the half-way mark of the season is, whichever is later).
- At least two games against each team in MLB (IF POSSIBLE, otherwise, 75% is fine).
- Would prefer the MLB season end October 31 at the latest.
- No rush, I'm not gonna expand until I have a schedule figured out!


Thanks y'all!

[gmo]

The following gets at least pretty close to what you described. Some notes...
* This is specific to 6/5/6 & 6/5/6. It can easily enough be adjusted to another configuration, but I am just posting the one version for now.
* Season starts on Wednesday because having an initial 2-game interleague series block there helped fill in the layout with all interleague opponents being played while still 3-4 series per division opponent and 2 series per other intraleague opponent.
* All-Star Game falls Jun30-Jul6, obviously depending on the start date.
* Season ends within a few days on either side of Oct1. Up to your playoffs whether that can complete by Oct31.

[gmo]

#
# 34 team schedule, 162 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues, each with 3 divisions, with 6, 5, and 6 teams
#
# 6-team divisions:
#  9-12 games against 5 other teams in division (3-7H/3-7A)
#  6 games against 11 other teams in subleague (3H/3A)
#  2-3 games against each team in other subleague (2-3H or 2-3A)
#
# 5-team divisions:
#  10-12 games against 4 other teams in division (4-6A/4-6H)
#  6 games against 12 other teams in subleague (3H/3A)
#  2-3 games against each team in other subleague (2-3H or 2-3A)
#
# There are five 2-game interleague series per team
# First is the very first two games of the season
# Two more in one pair early week in middle of first half of season
# Two more in one pair early week in middle of second half of season
#
# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 14 games
#
# Teams play as many as 20 consecutive days without offday
#
# All teams play 13-14 weekend series at home
#
# All weekday game times set at 7:05pm
# Saturday game times 30%-1:05pm, 20%-4:05pm, 50%-7:05pm
# Sunday game times 60%-1:05pm, 25%-4:05pm, 15%-7:05pm
# Exceptions 1:05pm getaway days (where both teams play elsewhere next day)
#
# Season begins first Wednesday on or after March 25
# Season ends late September/early October
# Season spans 187 days
#
# All-Star Game first Tuesday on or after June 30 (day 98)
#
# Built 2024-08-27
#

[RunBlakeRun]

Originally Posted by gmo

#
# 34 team schedule, 162 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues, each with 3 divisions, with 6, 5, and 6 teams
#
# 6-team divisions:
#  9-12 games against 5 other teams in division (3-7H/3-7A)
#  6 games against 11 other teams in subleague (3H/3A)
#  2-3 games against each team in other subleague (2-3H or 2-3A)
#
# 5-team divisions:
#  10-12 games against 4 other teams in division (4-6A/4-6H)
#  6 games against 12 other teams in subleague (3H/3A)
#  2-3 games against each team in other subleague (2-3H or 2-3A)
#
# There are five 2-game interleague series per team
# First is the very first two games of the season
# Two more in one pair early week in middle of first half of season
# Two more in one pair early week in middle of second half of season
#
# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 14 games
#
# Teams play as many as 20 consecutive days without offday
#
# All teams play 13-14 weekend series at home
#
# All weekday game times set at 7:05pm
# Saturday game times 30%-1:05pm, 20%-4:05pm, 50%-7:05pm
# Sunday game times 60%-1:05pm, 25%-4:05pm, 15%-7:05pm
# Exceptions 1:05pm getaway days (where both teams play elsewhere next day)
#
# Season begins first Wednesday on or after March 25
# Season ends late September/early October
# Season spans 187 days
#
# All-Star Game first Tuesday on or after June 30 (day 98)
#
# Built 2024-08-27
#

This is beautiful Thanks for the help!

[gmo]

Got request for different divisional configuration...

#
# 34 team schedule, 162 games
# Designed for the following configuration:
# 2 subleagues, each with 3 divisions, 
#  first subleague division being 5, 6, and 6 teams
#  second subleague division being 6, 6, and 5 teams
#
# 6-team divisions:
#  9-12 games against 5 other teams in division (3-7H/3-7A)
#  6 games against 11 other teams in subleague (3H/3A)
#  2-3 games against each team in other subleague (2-3H or 2-3A)
#
# 5-team divisions:
#  10-12 games against 4 other teams in division (4-6A/4-6H)
#  6 games against 12 other teams in subleague (3H/3A)
#  2-3 games against each team in other subleague (2-3H or 2-3A)
#
# There are five 2-game interleague series per team
# First is the very first two games of the season
# Two more in one pair early week in middle of first half of season
# Two more in one pair early week in middle of second half of season
#
# No homestands or roadtrips longer than 14 games
#
# Teams play as many as 20 consecutive days without offday
#
# All teams play 13-14 weekend series at home
#
# All weekday game times set at 7:05pm
# Saturday game times 30%-1:05pm, 20%-4:05pm, 50%-7:05pm
# Sunday game times 60%-1:05pm, 25%-4:05pm, 15%-7:05pm
# Exceptions 1:05pm getaway days (where both teams play elsewhere next day)
#
# Season begins first Wednesday on or after March 25
# Season ends late September/early October
# Season spans 187 days
#
# All-Star Game first Tuesday on or after June 30 (day 98)
#
# Built 2026-02-26 (variation on previous 34team162_23656u_a)
#

[NCAM]

Is there any chance that you could remake this schedule but with 36 teams? I've been using this schedule for a while while my league was at 34 teams but it's just expanded to 36 so I'm in need of a new schedule. I checked the forums for a good 36 team schedule like this one but couldn't find one. I also tried my hand at editing this schedule myself but somehow failed at that. So if you could remake this to have 36 with a simple 2 leagues, 3 conferences, 6 team configuration that would be great

[gmo]

That 36-team configuration is much easier to work with than the 34-team. What I envision 44 division games (9 games against 4 teams and 8 against the other), 72 interdivision games (6 games against all 12 teams), and 46 interleague games (2 games against 8 team, 3 games against 10 teams). That would start on Friday instead of Wednesday, but could otherwise be structured similarly with All-Star Game at same time.

When you play everybody with this many teams it does not leave many games of the 162 for division. There are ways to get more division games by having some interdivision opponents played only in one series rather than two and/or by cutting more interleague series from 3-game to 2-game. If you prefer either of those, let me know.

Edit: Oh, I notice you are not the OP. So if you wanted the All-Star Break at a different time (the 34-team case is a little earlier than what MLB does now) that is doable, and other adjustments could be possible.