Texas Rangers host Boston Red Sox in Opening Day game at Globe Life Field, on Thursday, March 27 at 3:05 p.m.
Arlington, Texas — Opening Day is set at Globe Life Field as the Texas Rangers begin the 2025 season against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, March 27, at 3:05 p.m. The matchup marks the club’s sixth opener at Globe Life Field and 54th overall since the franchise moved to Arlington in 1972. Fans can still be part of the excitement by securing tickets for Opening Day or the remainder of the four-game homestand.
The final three games of the season-opening series with Boston are Friday, March 28 at 7:05 p.m., Saturday, March 29 at 6:05 p.m., and Sunday, March 30 at 1:35 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at rangers.com, by calling 972-RANGERS and at the Globe Life Field box office, which is located adjacent to the Southeast entrance.
Information for the season opener:
TIMELINE
Globe Life Field parking lots will open at 10 a.m., and ballpark gates will open at noon on Opening Day. The Rangers encourage fans to arrive early on Opening Day. Rangers’ batting practice begins at 12:10 p.m. followed by the Red Sox at 1:10 p.m., and the First Pitch is scheduled for 3:05 p.m.
HOW TO WATCH
Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive, is your new home for Texas Rangers baseball, available within the Rangers TV territory through select broadcast television, cable, satellite, and digital streaming platforms.
- Cable and satellite options include DIRECTV, U-Verse, Spectrum, Fubo, and Astound.
- A select package of games is available on CW33 in DFW, as well as Nexstar and Gray Media stations in the five-state area.
- In-market streaming is available on Victory+.
- Out-of-market viewers can stream using MLB.TV.
For more information on availability in your area, visit rangers.com/tunein.
SALUTE THE FLAG
Large United States and Texas flags will be unfurled in centerfield by Rangers’ season ticket Lone Star members prior to the singing of the National Anthem.
PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAY
The Texas Rangers’ 2025 season promotions kick off with the Magnetic Schedule, presented by Budweiser, available to the first 30,000 fans at the Opening Day game.
SEASON OPENER NOTES
The Rangers are 25-28 overall in season openers after defeating Chicago-NL in Arlington, 4-3 in 10 innings, in 2024. Texas has won back-to-back season openers (also W, 11-7 vs. PHI in 2023) for the first time since winning 4 straight lid-lifters from 2009-12. The club is 27-26 in the home opener at three different parks, dropping seven of the last 11 beginning in 2014. The team is 3-2 in the season’s first game at Globe Life Field, defeating Colorado in 2020, then losing to Toronto and the Rockies in 2021-22 before consecutive victories against the Phillies and Cubs in 2023 and 2024, respectively. This will mark the fourth time that the Rangers have opened the year against the Red Sox, first since 2011 when Texas topped Boston, 9-5, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers and Red Sox also met to open the season in 2006 (L, 3-7) and 1996 (W, 5-3), both in Arlington.
REMAINDER OF HOMESTAND
Friday, March 28 vs. Boston Red Sox, 7:05 p.m. – TV - CW33
Parking lots open at 4:30 p.m., gates open at 5 p.m.
Uniforms: Nike City Connect
Special Presentation: Josh Smith will be honored in a pregame ceremony for winning the 2024 Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award at the utility position in the American League. This marks Smith’s first career Silver Slugger and the first by a Rangers player at the utility position since the category was introduced in 2022.
Arlington Eats: Prince Lebanese
New Era Alumni Alley: Darren Oliver, Pitcher (1993-1998, 2000-2001, 2010-2011). The autograph signing will take place in the northwest corner of the ballpark behind Section 101 for the first 225 fans beginning at 5:15 p.m.
Texas 2 Split 50/50 Raffle, presented by Shift4: Proceeds benefit the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. Available to purchase through the sixth inning from stadium sellers or online via the MLB Ballpark app and at rangers.com/5050.
Pregame Tour, presented by Choctaw Casinos & Resorts: Purchase tickets for a special 90-minute pregame tour of Globe Life Field, offering fans an inside look at game day preparations and select premium lounges and club spaces while also learning about the history of the ballclub and the stadium’s unique architectural features. The tour concludes behind the Rangers’ dugout for a front row view of on-field warm-ups, and all pregame tour guests are guaranteed to receive the game’s promotional giveaway item. For more information or to purchase tour tickets, visit globelifefield.com/tours. Groups of 10+ may also call 817-533-1833 or email tours@reventertainment.com. All pregame tour guests must also possess a same-day game ticket.
Saturday, March 29 vs. Boston Red Sox, 6:05 p.m. – TV – Rangers Sports Network, Victory+
Parking lots open at 3 p.m., gates open at 4 p.m.
Special Presentation: Folds of Honor
Arlington Eats: Prince Lebanese
New Era Alumni Alley: Danny Darwin, Pitcher (1978–1985, 1995). The autograph signing will take place in the northwest corner of the ballpark behind Section 101 for the first 225 fans beginning at 4:15 p.m.
Texas 2 Split 50/50 Raffle, presented by Shift4: Proceeds benefit the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. Available to purchase through the sixth inning from stadium sellers or online via the MLB Ballpark app and at rangers.com/5050.
Pregame Tour, presented by Choctaw Casinos & Resorts: Purchase tickets for a special 90-minute pregame tour of Globe Life Field, offering fans an inside look at game day preparations and select premium lounges and club spaces while also learning about the history of the ballclub and the stadium’s unique architectural features. The tour concludes behind the Rangers’ dugout for a front row view of on-field warm-ups, and all pregame tour guests are guaranteed to receive the game’s promotional giveaway item. For more information or to purchase tour tickets, visit globelifefield.com/tours. Groups of 10+ may also call 817-533-1833 or email tours@reventertainment.com. All pregame tour guests must also possess a same-day game ticket.
Sunday, March 30 vs. Boston Red Sox, 1:35 p.m. – TV – Rangers Sports Network, Victory+
Parking lots open at 11:30 a.m., gates open at noon
Uniforms: Powder Blue
Arlington Eats: Prince Lebanese
Sunday Promotion: $1 Blue Bell Ice Cream Sunday (Kids 13 & under)
Texas 2 Split 50/50 Raffle, presented by Shift4: Proceeds benefit the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. Available to purchase through the sixth inning from stadium sellers or online via the MLB Ballpark app and at rangers.com/5050.
VIP Texas Rangers Artifacts Pregame Tour, presented by Choctaw Casinos & Resorts: Purchase tickets for a semi-private special 2-hour VIP pregame experience, which gives guests an opportunity to get their hands on Texas Rangers history during a 30-minute Artifacts presentation, followed by a tour of Globe Life Field, offering fans an inside look at game day preparation, premium spaces, and the John Blake Written Press Box, while learning about the history of the Texas Rangers. The tour concludes with reserved seating in the first row behind the Rangers' dugout to watch the Rangers take batting practice prior to gates opening to the public. All pregame tour guests are guaranteed to receive the game's promotional giveaway item (when offered). For more information or to purchase tour tickets, visit globelifefield.com/tours. Groups of 10+ may also call 817-533-1833 or email tours@reventertainment.com. All pregame tour guests must also possess a same-day game ticket.