Washington Ballpark Inaugural Elected For National Audience

ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball crew will have the honor of breaking in Washington's new ballpark, as the game between the Braves and Nationals has been chosen as the North American Opener, on Sunday Night, March 30.

The Red Sox and A's will have played two regular season games in Tokyo earlier in the week.

2008 ESPN SUNDAY NIGHT BASEBALL SCHEDULE

(all 8:00 Eastern telecasts unless otherwise noted)

3/30 ATL @ WSH

4/06 CWS @ DET (ESPN2)

4/13 NYY @ BOS

4/20 NYM @ PHI

4/27 LAA @ DET

5/04 CHI @ STL

5/11 BOS @ MIN

5/18 NYM @ NYY

5/25 LAA @ CWS

ESPN has until 23 days before each of the following dates to choose 1 of 3 preselected games. The 2 games not chosen return to afternoon starts on local television.

The games of 7/13 and 7/20 are confirmed selections.

6/01 LA @ NYM, ATL @ CIN, DET @ SEA

6/08 CHI @ LA, CLE @ DET, PHI @ ATL

6/15 ATL @ LAA, LA @ DET, SD @ CLE

6/22 CWS @ CHI, SEA @ ATL, DET @ SD

6/29 LAA @ LA, CHI @ CWS, NYY @ NYM

7/06 BOS @ NYY, CLE @ MIN, HOU @ ATL

7/13 COL @ NYM

7/20 BOS @ LAA (6:00 PM Eastern)

7/27 NYY @ BOS, ATL @ PHI, CWS @ DET

8/03 PHI @ STL, CLE @ MIN, MIL @ ATL

8/10 STL @ CHI, ATL @ ARI, OAK @ DET

8/17 LAA @ CLE, PHI @ SD, SF @ ATL

8/24 ATL @ STL, LA @ PHI, SD @ SF

8/31 SEA @ CLE, LA @ ARI, PHI @ CHI (ESPN2)

9/07 PHI @ NYM, LAA @ CWS, DET @ MIN

9/14 DET @ CWS, MIL @ PHI, SEA @ LAA

9/21 BAL @ NYY, STL @ CHI, DET @ CLE