The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will travel to Britain next season and meet in the second installment of the London Series, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. The two National League arch-rivals will meet at the London Stadium on 23 and 24 June 2023 for a two-match series.
“The Cardinals are excited and honored to be a part of the London Series next year. The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry is one of the best in sports, and it will be exciting to bring it to a new audience in Europe,” Cardinals owner Bill DeWitt Jr. A statement issued by the league said. “I have no doubt that passionate sports fans in London will love these games and we look forward to creating some new Cardinals fans overseas.”
A Cardinals-Cubs series in London was originally scheduled for the 2020 season, but the COVID-19 pandemic scuppered those plans. The first London Series took place in June 2019 when the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees met for a pair of games. The series marked the first time an MLB regular season game was played in Europe.
The MLB London Series between the Cubs and Cardinals has been in the works for years, and we’re excited to finally be able to bring baseball’s greatest rivalry to fans overseas in 2023. “We hope this series will not only add excitement and fun, but also bring more international sports fans to the game we all love.”
The 2023 London Series is part of a larger MLB World Tour that will run through the 2026 season and will see MLB teams play 24 regular season games and 16 exhibition games in Asia, Mexico, Latin America and Europe.