Minor League Baseball has adjusted the start date for the 2021 season, with the Reno Aces now opening on the road on May 6 against the Salt Lake Bees. The home opener comes May 13 against the Las Vegas Aviators.
The season will still end on September 21, and will be 120 games long instead of the previously planned 142.
The schedule will remain as previously written after the May 6 start, except for an additional two home games against Las Vegas on July 12 and 13.
The adjustment will better align with the national vaccine distribution, allowing more fans the opportunity to attend games at the beginning of the season. In Northern Nevada, the adjustment better accommodates the weather as well.
The Aces continue to work with local and state health authorities to host as many fans as possible at the highest level of safety.
The team will play against rivals Las Vegas Aviators (Oakland Athletics) and Sacramento River Cats (San Francisco Giants) as well as the Salt Lake Bees (Los Angeles Angels) and Tacoma Rainiers (Seattle Mariners) in the West Division. In the league’s East division are the Albuquerque Isotopes (Colorado Rockies), El Paso Chihuahuas (San Diego Padres), Oklahoma City Dodgers (Los Angeles Dodgers), Round Rock Express (Texas Rangers) and Sugar Land Skeeters (Houston Astros).
With the new league alignment and schedule, the Aces will play the Triple-A partner of every Major League Baseball team in the state of California.Â
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