The 2020 MLB regular season kicked off Thursday night with a two-game slate featuring Yankees-Nationals and Dodgers-Giants. Friday will offer baseball fans a true Opening Day, with all but New York and Washington, set to return to the diamond. The action starts at 4:10 p.m. ET with the New York Mets hosting the Atlanta Braves.
Baseball fans have waited nearly four-months for the return of games after the 2020 season was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. No fans will be in attendance to start the season, but there will be 28 MLB clubs in action with 14 games spread across the late afternoon and evening.
Among the Opening Day highlights: The Texas Rangers will play their first game at the new Globe Life Field on Friday as they host the Colorado Rockies; and Madison Bumgarner will make his debut as a Diamondback after signing a five-year, $85 million deal this winter, in their Opening Day game against the Padres. Our R.J. Anderson ranked each 2020 Opening Day matchup, and our Mike Axisa ranked every Opening Day starting pitching matchup.
We've got everything you need to know before the season fully gets going. Baseball fans can stream select regional games through fuboTV (Try for free). Here's the 2020 Opening Day schedule:
Opening Day -- Upcoming Games
- Braves at Mets, 4:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Tigers at Reds, 6:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Blue Jays at Rays, 6:40 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Marlins at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Royals at Indians, 7:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Brewers at Cubs, 7:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Orioles at Red Sox, 7:30 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Rockies at Rangers, 8:05 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Twins at White Sox, 8:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Pirates at Cardinals, 8:15 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Mariners at Astros, 9:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Diamondbacks at Padres, 9:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Giants at Dodgers, 9:40 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
- Angels at Athletics, 10:10 p.m. ET (GameTracker)
Things to know -- 2020 Opening Day
New rules, quirks
As a reminder (or news, to some), Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) agreed upon a set of new rules for the 2020 season. Some of the notable rule changes being instituted for the 2020 season include: the universal designated hitter, a modification to extra innings that will see each frame begin with a runner on second base, no restrictions on position players pitching, the ban of brawls and spitting as well as providing wet rags for pitchers to use in place of pichers licking their fingers. Keep an eye out for some of the new rules being put in action at some point during Friday's slate of games.
Familiar faces in new places
Like every season, we'll be reminded of the players who joined new teams during winter. But this year, far more time than usual separates us from offseason signings and regular-season baseball. For example, the Yankees' record-breaking deal for Gerrit Cole happened in December. That's seven months ago. Now, Cole is a big name and he ranked No. 2 on CBS Sports' top offseason free agents this year, but what about some of baseball's other players who made a team switch? In that case, we created this handy breakdown of all of the best players who also had their debuts delayed. It'll be a nice guide when you find yourself asking, "He's on that team?" during the Opening Day games Friday.
Geographically-based schedule
After MLB and the MLBPA agreed to terms on COVID-19 health and safety protocols, commissioner Rob Manfred set a 60-game season that will see teams play their games against their divisional rivals and their geographic counterparts. They'll face the other four teams in their division 10 times each and play 20 games against the interleague teams in their region (the National League East teams, for instance, will play against the American League East teams). The hope with this new schedule change is that the lessened travel will decrease the chances of a coronavirus outbreak. The 60-game regular season sprint is set to finish on Sunday, Sept. 27. The full 2020 MLB schedule can be found here.
World Series odds
Although, MLB clubs will play just 60 games this season, there will still be a World Series champion. While the coronavirus still poses a serious threat to a possible second (and final) shutdown of baseball this season, the league is planning on moving forward with a 16-team expanded playoff format. To give you a refresher on which clubs have the best odds to take home the Commissioner's Trophy, here are the latest World Series odds via William Hill:
- New York Yankees: +400
- Los Angeles Dodgers: +400
- Houston Astros: +650
- Atlanta Braves: +1200
- Minnesota Twins: +1300
- Washington Nationals: +1500
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