MLB Opening Day near
MLB Opening Day is imminent — full 2026 Opening Day schedules, starters and early lineup rankings are posted as teams finalize rosters heading into the season. The Dodgers are the preseason consensus top team, but power rankings show a tight field across the league. (nbcnewyork.com) (bleacherreport.com)
Major League Baseball released the scheduled Opening Day pitching matchups — the slate runs Wednesday, March 25 through Friday, March 27 and is being presented by Adobe across multiple broadcast platforms. (mlb.com)) Opening Night on Wednesday will pair the Yankees’ Max Fried against the Giants’ Logan Webb at 8:05 p.m. ET in a Netflix presentation. (mlb.com)) Thursday’s national primetime on NBC features reigning Willie Mays World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers opposite Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks at 8:30 p.m. ET. (mlb.com)) Pittsburgh will send reigning Cy Young winner Paul Skenes to the mound at Citi Field against Freddy Peralta, who will make an Opening Day start for his new team, the New York Mets. (mlb.com)) The Dodgers’ finalized Opening Day 26-man includes prospect Alex Freeland over Hyeseong Kim, and the club enters the first week managing multiple injured-list absences that include Blake Snell, Gavin Stone, Evan Phillips, Brusdar Graterol and Tommy Edman. (mlb.com)) Preseason power rankings differ across outlets — MLB.com put the Dodgers, Blue Jays, Mariners and Phillies in its top four, while Yahoo’s Opening Day rankings group the Mariners, Yankees, Phillies and Mets with Los Angeles in the top five, underscoring competing views about which clubs can realistically challenge for a title. (mlb.com))
