Major League Cricket announced in November 2022 that its inaugural season would be played at
Grand Prairie Stadium starting July 13 and concluding July 30. MLC also revealed that the tournament would be played in a single round-robin format with fifteen league matches played among six franchises before a four-match play-off phase. In March 2023, the teams for the tournament were announced ahead of the league's
inaugural draft—called the
Texas Super Kings, the
Seattle Orcas, the
Los Angeles Knight Riders, the
Washington Freedom, the
MI New York and the
San Francisco Unicorns, respectively. The draft for the season was then held on March 19, with
Harmeet Singh being picked first overall and
Aaron Finch and
Ahona Ahmed Arthee among others highlighting the draft. In the buildup to the season opener, teams signed multiple other players including
Jason Roy,
Adam Zampa and
Moises Henriques. In April,
USA Cricket—the governing body of cricket in the United States—officially sanctioned the tournament following a dispute with tournament organizers, American Cricket Enterprises, that threatened to delay the launch of MLC. Tournament fixtures were announced on June 12—nearly two months later. In addition, it also revealed that the tournament would be held at two venues, Grand Prairie Stadium and
Church Street Park for the group stage, while all play-off matches and the final would be held at Grand Prairie Stadium. Tickets for the matches were also made available on the same day. == Teams ==