TBA. The sensible cash is on Zac Gallen getting the nod after ending third within the NL Cy Younger voting final 12 months, and fifth the 12 months earlier than. It could be his second consecutive Opening Day begin. Arizona opens the common season at dwelling towards the Rockies. TBA. Max Fried has began the final three Opening Days for the Braves, although the six-time defending NL East champs are usually not brief on choices. Charlie Morton, Chris Sale, and Spencer Strider are all deserving of beginning the season opener. The Braves start the 2024 season in Philadelphia. RHP Corbin Burnes. Burnes, who arrived in a late offseason commerce, has been the favourite for the distinction since he was acquired from the Brewers. That is particularly the case with incumbent ace Kyle Bradish coping with an elbow harm. Supervisor Brandon Hyde introduced Burnes because the starter on 3/10. Burnes in 2024 will probably be in search of his fifth straight top-10 end in his league’s Cy Younger balloting. The O’s will host the Angels to start the common season. TBA. The Chris Sale commerce opens the door for Lucas Giolito or presumably even younger Brayan Bello to begin the season opener for Boston. The Pink Sox begin their season on the highway in Seattle. LHP Justin Steele. The 28-year-old Steele completed fifth within the NL Cy Younger voting final season, as he pitched to a 3.06 ERA and a 4.89 Okay/BB ratio in 173 1/3 innings. The Cubs start their season on the highway towards the defending World Sequence champion Rangers. RHP Dylan Stop. Assuming he’s not traded earlier than Opening Day, Stop is the apparent name right here. Positive sufficient, White Sox supervisor Pedro Grifol informed reporters on Jan. 25 (via ESPN’s Jesse Rogers) that Stop will get the ball. It’s going to be his second profession Opening Day begin after he was dominant in Houston final 12 months. He struck out 214 batters in 177 innings final season, albeit with a 4.58 ERA. The White Sox open the brand new season at dwelling towards Detroit. TBA. The Reds haven’t had a pitcher begin consecutive Opening Days since Johnny Cueto began 4 straight from 2012-15. That figures to alter this 12 months with Hunter Greene once more more likely to begin the season opener. The Reds will probably be at dwelling to tackle the Nationals on Opening Day. TBA. Shane Bieber has began the final 4 Opening Days and, so long as he isn’t traded between now and the beginning of the common season, he figures to make it 5 straight Opening Day begins. The Guardians will probably be in Oakland to open 2024. TBA. Kyle Freeland, a Denver native, looks as if the apparent name right here with Germán Márquez on the mend following Tommy John surgical procedure. The Rockies will start the brand new season in Arizona, towards the defending NL champs. LHP Tarik Skubal. On March 1, supervisor A.J. Hinch introduced Skubal will begin Opening Day, per MLB.com. The Tigers spent cash on veteran free agent pitchers this offseason and will have given the ball to Kenta Maeda or Jack Flaherty. however as a substitute it will likely be Skubal, who had a 2.80 ERA with 102 strikeouts in 80 1/3 innings after coming back from a flexor harm final 12 months. The Tigers will probably be on Chicago’s south aspect to face the White Sox to begin the brand new season. TBA. Framber Valdez has began the final two Opening Days and Justin Verlander’s achy shoulder would appear to make it possible Valdez will begin a 3rd consecutive season opener. Verlander was doubtlessly in line for his thirteenth profession Opening Day begin, and his fourth with the Astros. Houston will host the Yankees to open 2024. TBA. Will Zack Greinke return to the Royals? In that case, he might get the nod for the third straight Opening Day. Free-agent additions Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha are the alternate options. The Royals will probably be dwelling towards the Twins on Opening Day. TBA. For the primary time since 2021, somebody aside from Shohei Ohtani will begin Opening Day for the Angels. One among Reid Detmers, Griffin Canning, and Patrick Sandoval appears most probably to get the nod. The Halos will journey to Baltimore to begin the brand new season. TBA. Consider it or not, the Dodgers have used 5 completely different Opening Day starters within the final 5 years. Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will begin the two-game Seoul Sequence from March 20-21, we simply do not know wherein order but. The 2 video games towards the Padres in South Korea will function the 2024 common season opener. LHP Jesús Luzardo. Sandy Alcantara’s Tommy John surgical procedure takes him out of the working, and which means Luzardo will probably be Miami’s Opening Day starter, as manager Skip Schumaker told reporters. Luzardo, 26, is coming off a 2023 season wherein he pitched to a 3.58 ERA with 208 strikeouts in 178 2/3 innings. The Marlins will welcome the Pirates to loanDepot Park to begin the brand new season. RHP Freddy Peralta. On Feb. 23, GM Matt Arnold introduced Peralta will begin the season opener. It will likely be his first profession Opening Day project. Peralta had a 3.86 ERA with 210 strikeouts in 165 2/3 innings final season, and he would be the first pitcher aside from Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff to begin Opening Day for the Brewers since Jhoulys Chacín in 2019. Milwaukee will go to the Mets to start the common season. RHP Pablo López. On Jan. 17, the Twins turned the primary staff to announce their Opening Day starter. It will likely be López for the second straight 12 months, manager Rocco Baldelli said on Twins Radio. Acquired from the Marlins within the Luis Arraez commerce, López had a 3.66 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 194 innings final 12 months. That earned him a seventh place end within the AL Cy Younger voting. He would be the first Twins pitcher to begin consecutive season openers since José Berríos from 2019-20. Minnesota will start the brand new season in Kansas Metropolis. TBA. Kodai Senga, the odds-on favourite to begin Opening Day, will miss the beginning of the season with a shoulder situation. Veterans José Quintana and Luis Severino have every made Opening Day begins up to now. Quintana was with the staff final 12 months and had the superior 2023, so determine he is the frontrunner in the intervening time. The Mets will welcome the Brewers to Queens to open 2024. TBA. There is no cause to assume it will likely be anybody aside from Gerrit Cole, the reigning AL Cy Younger winner. He has began the final 4 Opening Days for New York. Cole will face his former staff, the Astros, in Houston on Opening Day. TBA. JP Sears was the A’s greatest pitcher final season however Paul Blackburn is their longest-tenured pitcher. Both could be a sensible choice for a staff that lacks good decisions just about in all places on the roster. The Athletics will host the Guardians on Opening Day. TBA. Aaron Nola has began the final six Opening Days for the Phillies and that streak might proceed, although Zack Wheeler is the staff’s greatest pitcher, so it may very well be his flip to begin the opener. The Phillies will welcome the NL East rival Braves to Philadelphia to begin the brand new season.  RHP Mitch Keller. The identical day his five-year extension was introduced, the Pirates introduced Keller because the Opening Day starter. It’s going to be his second straight. The Pirates hadn’t had a pitcher begin consecutive Opening Days since Francisco Liriano began three straight from 2014-16. Keller broke out as soon as he added a sinker in the midst of 2022, and he went to his first All-Star Recreation final 12 months. The Pirates will probably be in Miami to open 2024. RHP Sonny Grey. The Cardinals signed Grey to a three-year, $75 million contract this offseason, and certainly the massive free-agent contract comes with Opening Day obligations. Supervisor Oliver Marmol made the announcement on Feb. 27, however Grey’s hamstring pressure has put Opening Day in query. A backup choice has not been introduced. Grey, 34, is coming off a 2023 season for the Twins wherein he completed runner-up within the AL Cy Younger balloting. The Cardinals will go to Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers to start the brand new season. TBA. With reigning NL Cy Younger winner Blake Snell a free agent, the Opening Day nod figures to as a substitute go to both Yu Darvish or native San Diegan Joe Musgrove. The Padres and Dodgers will start the 2024 season in South Korea for the Seoul Sequence from March 20-21. TBA. Count on it to be Logan Webb for the third straight season. He completed second to Blake Snell within the NL Cy Younger voting a 12 months in the past. Webb and Giants will probably be in San Diego on Opening Day. TBA. The Mariners have a humiliation of riches of their rotation. Luis Castillo, George Kirby, and Logan Gilbert are all certified to begin Opening Day. Castillo received the ball in Recreation 1 final season. The Mariners will host the Pink Sox to begin the 12 months. TBA. Shane McClanahan’s Tommy John surgical procedure and the Tyler Glasnow commerce imply the Opening Day honors are more likely to fall to Zach Eflin, or perhaps Aaron Civale. The Rays will probably be at dwelling towards the Blue Jays when the season begins. TBA. Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer will start the season on the injured listing, so anticipate the Opening Day nod to go to postseason hero Nathan Eovaldi. The Rangers have had 14 completely different pitchers begin the final 15 season openers (Cole Hamels did it in 2016 and 2018). Kevin Millwood from 2006-09 was the final Texas pitcher to begin consecutive Opening Days. The reigning World Sequence champions start 2024 at dwelling towards the Cubs. TBA. Kevin Gausman completed third within the AL Cy Younger voting final season and is the apparent alternative right here. The Blue Jays will probably be in St. Petersburg to tackle the Rays on Opening Day. TBA. Patrick Corbin has began the final two Opening Days, however it appears possible he’ll cede that duty this 12 months. All-Star Josiah Grey is the best choice. The Nationals begin 2024 in Cincinnati.