Full Opening Day MLB Schedule - Thursday's Slate To Open 2024 Season

The MLB regular season is finally here. After a long offseason filled with plenty of surprises, the MLB season will officially begin on Thursday, March 28.

Fans already got a taste of regular season action when the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season on March 20 in Seoul, South Korea. The Dodgers won the first game 5-2, while the Padres got revenge in the second game and won 15-11 in a thriller.

Now, all 30 teams will play on March 28 to officially open the season. What are the matchups on Opening Day? What does the rest of the weekend look like? Let's dive in and find out.

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Opening Day MLB Schedule

Opening Day is officially set for Thursday with 15 different matchups set. The Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets will officially kick off the slate of games at 1:10 p.m. ET. Then, the Chicago Cubs will battle the defending champion Texas Rangers at 7:35 p.m. ET on ESPN before the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks close out the slate at 10:10 p.m. ET.

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There will be more than 12 hours of baseball to open the season on Thursday, which happens to be any baseball fan's dream. Those three matchups above are just a taste of what's to come on the Opening Day slate. Below you can find the full list of games that will take place to open the season.

• Milwaukee Brewers @ New York Mets (1:10 p.m. ET)
• Los Angeles Angels @ Baltimore Orioles (3:05 p.m. ET)
• Atlanta Braves @ Philadelphia Phillies (3:05 p.m. ET)
• Washington Nationals @ Cincinnati Reds (4:10 p.m. ET)
• San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres (4:10 p.m. ET)
• St. Louis Cardinals @Los Angeles Dodgers (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Pittsburgh Pirates @ Miami Marlins (4:10 p.m. ET)
• New York Yankees @ Houston Astros (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Cleveland Guardians @ Oakland Athletics (10:07 p.m. ET)
• Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners (10:10 p.m. ET)
• Colorado Rockies @ Arizona Diamondbacks (10:10 p.m. ET)

MLB Opening Day Weekend

All 30 MLB teams will play on Thursday before some teams receive an off day on Friday. There are only eight games set for Friday with the Blue Jays and Rays kicking off the day with a 6:50 p.m. ET start time and the Cardinals and Dodgers ending the day with a 10:10 p.m. ET start time. 

Here is the full slate of games on Friday:

• Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay Rays (6:50 p.m. ET)
• Pittsburgh Pirates @ Miami Marlins (7:10 p.m. ET)
• New York Yankees @ Houston Astros (8:10 p.m. ET)
• Colorado Rockies @ Arizona Diamondbacks (9:40 p.m. ET)
• Cleveland Guardians @ Oakland Athletics (9:40 p.m. ET)
• Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners (9:40 p.m. ET)
• San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres (9:40 p.m. ET)
• St. Louis Cardinals @Los Angeles Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

After Friday's games, every team will play on Saturday and Sunday to close out the first "week" of the MLB season. The Padres and Dodgers will have played the most games (six) following Sunday's contests, while 14 teams will have only played three games by then.

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