Pirates to open 2021 season at Wrigley Field, full schedule released

For the second time this week, we learned what the Pirates' schedule is going to be. And this time, it's 162 games.

After Major League Baseball released its 2020 60-game season Monday, the league double-dipped and released the 2021 schedule Thursday.

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The Pirates will start the season Apr. 1 in Chicago against the Cubs. Their home opener will be a week later on Apr. 8, also against the Cubs. In all likelihood, that will be the first game with fans back at PNC Park.

The Pirates are planning for fans to be back in stands for 2021.

Here is the full schedule:

The Pirates’ interleague opponents will be from the American League Central for the third time in four years. 20 of the Pirates’ 60 games this year will come against the AL Central after MLB limited each team’s opponents to just their division and the same division in the opposite league.

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