Thursday, March 27, 2025, was the Opening Day for Major League Baseball (MLB). Twenty-eight teams out of thirty played to welcome the season.
With spring training beginning February 21, this opening day is the earliest for MLB in 7 years. The northeast will suffer the most from this as the weather is in its annual rounds of teasing with the warmth of spring.
According to MLB, the first game kicked off at three p.m. with the New York Yankees versus the Milkwuakee Brewers, with all teams following after, ending at ten p.m. The Yankees beat the Brewers four to two.
“I think the Philles had a great game last night. It was a little too close for my liking, but they pulled through and scored three extra points on the other team,” said Caitlin Hoffman, ’26.
The Los Angeles Dodgers played the Detroit Tigers, and the Dodgers won five to four. The Dodgers and the Yankees games were both streamed on the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN). Both the Yankees and the Dodgers played each other in the 2024 World Series, with the Dodgers taking the trophy home.
Spring training is in full swing (Pun intended)
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“The Pirates need to lock in. They have Paul Skenes and they still suck. They need to get rid of so many people and buy better players. I didn’t even watch the game because they always disappoint,” Katren Lavra, ’26, remarked.
Aaron Judge will be playing with the Yankees, and is expected to be a power hitter after previous season performances, including fifty home runs in the 2024 season. Judge went one for four at the plate with a run batted in (RBI). Shohei Ohtani, a pitcher for the Dodgers, is the designated hitter (DH) for Los Angeles. He went two for four with two runs scored and one RBI.
How does your team look so far? For more information on game statistics and future schedules, head to MLB.com.