Earning a start on the opening day lineup card etches your name in a team’s lore forever. particularly those pitchers bestowed the honor of taking the mound. While the 2025 campaign officially began in Tokyo last week with two games between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, 28 of 30 teams are in action Thursday for the stateside opener.
The slate of 14 games begins at 3:05 p.m. in the Bronx with the defending American League champion New York Yankees taking on the Milwaukee Brewers.
Here’s a look at all the probable pitchers and lineups Thursday as they are announced:
Milwaukee Brewers at New York Yankees, 3:05 p.m. ET
- Austin Wells (L) C
- Aaron Judge (R) RF
- Cody Bellinger (L) CF
- Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B
- Jasson Domínguez (S) LF
- Anthony Volpe (R) SS
- Ben Rice (L) DH
- Oswaldo Cabrera (S) 3B
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays, 3:07 p.m.
Orioles: RHP Zach Eflin
- Bo Bichette (R) SS
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B
- Anthony Santander (S) LF
- Andrés Giménez (L) 2B
- Alejandro Kirk (R) C
- George Springer (R) CF
- Will Wagner (L) DH
- Ernie Clement (R) 3B
- Alan Roden (L) RF
Boston Red Sox at Texas Rangers, 4:05 p.m.
Rangers: RHP Nathan Eovaldi
Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals, 4:05 p.m.
Nationals: LHP MacKenzie Gore
Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals, 4:10 p.m.
Guardians: RHP Tanner Bibee
Royals: LHP Cole Ragans
New York Mets at Houston Astros, 4:10 p.m.
Mets: RHP Clay Holmes
San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds, 4:10 p.m.
Giants: RHP Logan Webb
- TJ Friedl (L) CF
- Matt McLain (R) 2B
- Elly De La Cruz (S) SS
- Gavin Lux (L) LF
- Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B
- Spencer Steer (R) DH
- Christian Encarnacion-Strand (R) 1B
- Jake Fraley (L) RF
- Jose Trevino (R) C
Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres, 4:10 p.m.
Padres: RHP Michael King
Los Angeles Angels at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m.
Angels: LHP Yusei Kikuchi
White Sox: RHP Sean Burke
Pittsburgh Pirates at Miami Marlins, 4:10 p.m.
Pirates: RHP Paul Skenes
Marlins: RHP Sandy Alcantara
Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals, 4:15 p.m.
- Matt Wallner (L) RF
- Carlos Correa (R) SS
- Byron Buxton (R) CF
- Trevor Larnach (L) DH
- Ryan Jeffers (R) C
- Ty France (R) 1B
- Willi Castro (S) 2B
- Jose Miranda (R) 3B
- Harrison Bader (R) LF
- Lars Nootbaar (L) LF
- Willson Contreras (R) 1B
- Brendan Donovan (L) 2B
- Nolan Arenado (R) 3B
- Alec Burleson (L) DH
- Iván Herrera (R) C
- Jordan Walker (R) RF
- Victor Scott II (L) CF
- Masyn Winn (R) SS
Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal
Dodgers: LHP Blake Snell
Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks, 10:10 p.m.
Cubs: LHP Justin Steele
Athletics at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 p.m.
Athletics: RHP Luis Severino
Mariners: RHP Logan Gilbert
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