Mar 27, 2025 - 18:47
By espn.com

MLB Opening Day 2025 live: Lineups, updates, highlights, more - ESPN

MLB Opening Day has finally arrived!

Twenty-eight of 30 teams will be in action Thursday, with the opening matchup between the Colorado Rockies and Tampa Bay Rays scheduled for Friday.

The New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers will get things started on ESPN at 3:05 p.m. ET. Soon after, things will really heat up with nine games scheduled to begin between 4:05 p.m. ET and 4:15 p.m. ET — highlighted by Juan Soto's debut for the New York Mets at the Houston Astros and an NL showdown between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres.

Later, the Los Angeles Dodgers will raise their World Series banner before taking on the Detroit Tigers at 7:10 p.m. ET on ESPN. That's followed by two late-night games on the West Coast, including Zac Gallen and the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Chicago Cubs.

What are we looking for as the season gets started? Our reporters give their pregame takes from the ballparks, and we'll also post lineups as they are announced and live updates throughout the day, followed by takeaways from each game as it concludes.

(All «one thing to know» stats courtesy of ESPN Research.)

First pitch: 3:05 p.m. ET on ESPN
The pitching matchup: Freddy Peralta vs. Carlos Rodón

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3 p.m. ET on ESPN: Brewers-Yankees
7 p.m. ET on ESPN: Tigers-Dodgers

The big storyline: The post-Juan Soto era begins with Gerrit Cole and Giancarlo Stanton missing as well. New York's tumultuous winter — the Cole opt-out-and-back-in, Soto's departure to Queens, the pivot, the injuries — leaves the