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!