Like us, maybe you got up early last week to watch the Dodgers and Cubs officially begin the 2025 season in the Tokyo Series. But as fun as that was, there is something perfect about an Opening Day with nearly every team playing,

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners are set to begin their 2025 season against the Athletics on Thursday at 7:10 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Park. The first pitching battle of the season will be an ...

On March 27, 28 of 30 MLB teams will play in 14 Opening Day games. ESPN will broadcast two of them: the first of the day, Brewers-Yankees, in the late afternoon and a prime-time matchup between the reigning champion Dodgers and the Tigers. Meanwhile, the Rays and Rockies will play their first game the following day, March 28.

In their first of three matchups against a former Cy Young Award winner, the Mariners broke through in a big way on Wednesday afternoon, tagging Tigers ace Tarik Skubal for just enough run production to eke out a 3-2 victory and avoid a three-game sweep.

The Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays are the only two teams not playing on Opening Day. The Rockies and Rays will instead play on Friday at 4:10 p.m. ET at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Southpaw Kyle Freeland takes the mound for the Rockies against Rays righthander Ryan Pepiot.

The Arizona Diamondbacks take on the New York Yankees Thursday in the finale of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Arizona won the first two games.

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Eleven players stepped to the plate in the first inning and produced six runs, leading to a 9-6 win over the Seattle Mariners.