WELCOME TO THE 2024 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON!
Opening Day is officially upon us, with 26 MLB franchises set to begin their 2024 campaign today, Thursday, March 28th.
A brand new beginning with 162 regular season games to go. Are you ready?
All together on the Opening Day slate, there are eleven (11) Latinos scheduled to take the bump for their respective team — nine (9) included for today, and two (2) for tomorrow, Friday, March 29th — due to forecasted rain, the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets + Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies season openers were each rescheduled from this afternoon to tomorrow.
The starting pitching matchups, first pitch times, and more details on each Opening Day game are provided below — courtesy of Latino Sports and MLB.
Opening Day – Thursday, March 28th
Los Angeles Angels vs. Baltimore Orioles – 3:05pm ET/12:05pm PT
🇲🇽🇺🇸 LHP Patrick Sandoval: Mission Viejo, California vs. RHP Corbin Burnes
New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros – 4:10pm ET/1:10pm PT
🇨🇺 LHP Nestor Cortes: Surgidero de Batabano, Cuba (2022 American League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award winner) vs. 🇩🇴 LHP Framber Valdez: Palenque, Dominican Republic (finalist for 2023 American League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award)
Finalist for 2023 American League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award Framber Valdez, gets the Opening Day nod for Houston against the Yankees – Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sports
San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres – 4:10pm ET/1:10pm PT
RHP Logan Webb vs. RHP Yu Darvish
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins – 4:10pm ET/1:10pm PT
RHP Mitch Keller vs. 🇻🇪 🇵🇪 LHP Jesús Luzardo: Lima, Peru (the first Peruvian-born player to appear in Major League Baseball + finalist for 2023 National League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award)
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – 4:10pm ET/ 1:10pm PT
RHP Miles Mikolas vs. RHP Tyler Glasnow
Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays – 4:10pm ET/1:10pm PT
🇵🇷 RHP José Berríos: Bayamon, Puerto Rico (2019 American League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award winner) vs. RHP Zach Eflin
José Berríos, the only Puerto Rican among pitchers who were named a 2024 Opening Day starter – Image Credit: Emma Sharon/Latino Sports
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals – 4:10pm ET/1:10pm PT
🇻🇪 RHP Pablo López: Cabimas, Venezuela (finalist for 2023 American League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award) vs. LHP Cole Ragans
Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox – 4:10pm ET/1:10pm PT
LHP Tarik Skubal vs. LHP Garret Crochet
Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds – 4:10pm ET/1:10pm PT
RHP Josiah Gray vs. 🇩🇴 RHP Frankie Montas: Sainagua, Dominican Republic
Frankie Montas signed with the Reds this offseason for one-year/$16 million. He is one-of-five Dominicans to be named a 2024 Opening Day starting pitcher – Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sports
Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers – 7:35pm ET/4:35pm PT
LHP Justin Steele vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi
Cleveland Guardians vs. Oakland Athletics – 10:07pm ET/7:07pm PT
RHP Shane Bieber vs. LHP Alex Wood
Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners – 10:10pm ET/7:10pm PT
🇩🇴 RHP Brayan Bello: Samana, Dominican Republic vs. 🇩🇴 RHP Luis Castillo: Bani, Dominican Republic (2020 National League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award winner & finalist for 2023 AL LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award)
Brayan Bello agreed to a long-term contract extension with the Red Sox this offseason. He will be making his first career Opening Day start against the Mariners on Thursday, at T-Mobile Park – Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sports
Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – 10:10pm ET/7:10pm PT
LHP Kyle Freeland vs. RHP Zac Gallen
Updated Opening Day Schedule – Friday, March 29th
Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets – 1:40pm ET/10:40am PT
🇩🇴 RHP Freddy Peralta: Moca, Dominican Republic (finalist for 2023 National League LatinoMVP Starting Pitcher award) vs. 🇨🇴 LHP José Quintana: Arjona, Colombia (all-time MLB leader among Colombian-born pitchers in games, innings pitched, strikeouts, and wins)
Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – 3:05pm ET/12:05pm PT
RHP Spencer Strider vs. RHP Zack Wheeler
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