Major League Baseball approved new rules for 2024 that include the widening of the runners lane and more changes to help speed up the pace of the game
The Major League Baseball season is just weeks away with players warming up their gloves at spring training and adjusting to some new threads on their backs.
All teams will get a stab at dethroning the Texas Rangers, and it all begins with performing well on Opening Day -- which all 30 clubs will attempt to do for a second year in a row.
Here is everything you need to know about 2024 MLB Opening Day and its 15 matchups:
When is the 2024 MLB Opening Day?
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The season is scheduled to begin on March 20 with a two-game series between the Dodgers and Padres in Seoul, South Korea. The games will mark MLB's first-ever regular season games in the country.
Opening Day for the remaining 28 baseball clubs is March 28.
Which MLB teams play on Opening Day?
All 30 MLB teams will be at bat on Opening Day for the second straight year. Before that, the feat hadn't happened since 1968.
What are the 2024 MLB Opening Day games?
The Opening Day games on March 28 are as follows:
- Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets - 1:10 p.m. ET
- Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies - 3:05 p.m. ET
- Los Angeles Angels vs. Baltimore Orioles - 3:05 p.m. ET
- San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres - 4:10 p.m. ET
- St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - 4:10 p.m. ET
- Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins - 4:10 p.m. ET
- Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays - 4:10 p.m. ET
- Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds - 4:10 p.m. ET
- Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals - 4:10 p.m. ET
- Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox - 4:10 p.m. ET
- New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros - 4:10 p.m. ET
- Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers - 7:35 p.m. ET
- Cleveland Guardians vs. Oakland Athletics - 10:07 p.m. ET
- Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners - 10:10 p.m. ET
- Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks - 10:10 p.m. ET
How to watch 2024 MLB Opening Day games:
The Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves game will be available on NBC Sports Philadelphia exclusively on the NBC Sports app. If you do not have cable, NBC Sports Philadelphia is included on FuboTV, YouTube TV, and Hulu.
The majority of other Opening Day games will be on the Regional Sports Networks affiliated with each baseball club. The Opening Night game will be broadcasted on ESPN.
While RSNs are oftentimes good places to stream local games, other options include FuboTV, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV, Sling TV, Apple TV+ and MLB.TV.
When is the last day of the MLB regular season?
The regular season wraps up on Sept. 29.
When is the 2024 MLB Postseason?
The postseason is scheduled to begin on Oct. 1.
The potential last day of the season (World Series Game 7) is set for Nov. 2.
