Major League Baseball’s regular season is set to commence with a bang, starting with a groundbreaking matchup in Seoul, South Korea. The league recently unveiled the starting pitchers for the highly anticipated game and the lineup for the 15 Opening Day games scheduled for March 28.
An impressive roster of pitchers, boasting no fewer than 20 All-Stars out of the 30 named, will take the mound for these exciting matchups. Among the notable starters are four pitchers making their debut appearances with new teams: Corbin Burnes of the Baltimore Orioles, Tyler Glasnow of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Frankie Montas of the Cincinnati Reds, and Alex Wood of the Oakland Athletics.
In the Seoul Series opener, kicking off at 6:05 a.m. ET, fans will witness an epic showdown between Tyler Glasnow and the Los Angeles Dodgers facing off against Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres. The excitement doesn’t stop there, as the teams are set to clash again just 24 hours later.
MLB Network is gearing up to provide extensive coverage of Opening Day with nine studio shows airing on March 27, ensuring fans are fully prepared for the action-packed slate of games on March 28.
One of the most anticipated matchups of Opening Day is the lone interleague showdown between the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers and the Chicago Cubs, broadcast nationally on ESPN. This clash will see the Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi take on the Cubs’ Justin Steele in Arlington, Texas.
Back in Los Angeles, the Dodgers, favored to win the 2024 World Series, will return from Seoul to host the St. Louis Cardinals on March 28. The game will mark the highly anticipated home debut of prized free-agent acquisition Shohei Ohtani, with the Dodgers facing off against the Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas in a televised matchup on MLB Network.
Other marquee matchups on Opening Day include the New York Yankees squaring off against the Houston Astros in Houston, where Nestor Cortes will take the mound for the Yankees against Framber Valdez of the Astros.
Additionally, six divisional contests are on the schedule, including the Philadelphia Phillies’ visit to the Atlanta Braves in a rematch of the National League Division Series. The Phillies will send Zack Wheeler to the mound, while the Braves will rely on ace Spencer Strider to lead them to victory.
With a star-studded lineup of pitchers and exciting matchups on the horizon, baseball fans around the world are eagerly anticipating the start of the MLB season and the thrill of Opening Day
