MLB Opening Day 2026: 15 starting pitcher matchups include 3 Cy Young Award winners and a World Series MVP
Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal, Chris Sale and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are among the aces taking the mound for each team's Opening Day.
Opening Day for the 2026 Major League Baseball season premieres on Wednesday with the New York Yankees and San Francisco taking the field in a streaming exclusive on Netflix. Thursday brings 11 season openers for 22 more clubs, followed by the last three debuts on Friday. With few exceptions, MLB teams also start their best pitcher on Opening Day.
So we get to see 30 aces take the mound and the best will pitch against the best, which we don’t often see during the regular season because of starting rotations. That includes three Cy Young Award winners and one World Series MVP. [ Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season ] Here are the pitching matchups for each of the 15 games that open the 2026 MLB season: New York Yankees at San Francisco Giants: Max Fried vs.
Logan Webb Fried put up career-best numbers in his first season with the Yankees and gets his first Opening Day start in pinstripes. Webb starts the season for the Giants for the fifth consecutive year. Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets: Paul Skenes vs.
Freddy Peralta Skenes begins his third MLB season as the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner for what should be a much-improved Pirates team. Peralta makes his Mets debut, acquired in a trade after eight seasons with the Brewers. Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee Brewers: Shane Smith vs.
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