When is MLB Opening Day 2024?: The baseball season is approaching and MLB teams are preparing in the preseason before the new tournament begins.
After just over three months without Major League action, teams are preparing for the next season. The regular season is just a few weeks away from starting and all 30 MLB teams are already playing Spring Training games. New players and veterans will get into the rhythm of competition with these preseason friendly matches.
The current World Series winners, the Texas Rangers, will look to defend their title after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks.
When is MLB Opening Day 2024
The 2024 Major League Baseball season will begin outside of the United States with the duel between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Seoul, South Korea. The series will be two games, played on March 20 and 21.
However, the Opening Day will take place a week later, on March 28. All major league teams will have opening day action for the second consecutive year.
The MLB All-Star Game will be played on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, while the Home Run Derby will be played a day before.
The 2024 MLB Opening Day games
- Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets – 1:10 p.m. E.T.
- Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies – 3:05 p.m. E.T.
- Los Angeles Angels vs. Baltmore Orioles – 3:05 p.m. E.T.
- San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Miami Marlins – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- Washington Nationals vs. Cincinnati Reds – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros – 4:10 p.m. E.T.
- Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers – 7:35 p.m. E.T.
- Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics – 10:07 p.m. E.T.
- Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners – 10:10 p.m. E.T.
- Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – 10:10 p.m. E.T.
How to watch MLB Opening Day 2024 games
Most MLB Opening Day games will be broadcast by local broadcasters affiliated with each team. The main game of MLB Opening Night will be broadcast on ESPN.
To follow the entire 2024 MLB season, it is important to know that each team has specific local channels, while others will be nationally televised by ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, FOX, FOX Sports 1, TBS or MLB Network. Some of them will be broadcast exclusively on Apple TV+ or ESPN+, while others can be seen on streaming platforms, such as Fubo TV, which offers a free trial.
