MLB Opening Night game thread: Max Fried vs. Logan Webb
MLB returns with a streaming match-up to kick off 2026
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 01, 2026: Logan Webb #62 of the San Francisco Giants throws a pitch during the first inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants at Scottsdale Stadium on March 01, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images) | Diamond Images/Getty Images Welcome to the 2026 season of Major League Baseball! The Colorado Rockies won’t play until Friday, as MLB is doing a bit of a staggered start to the season.
Roughly half of the league will start playing on Thursday, with the other handful picking up the action on Friday. However, there is just a single game tonight as the New York Yankees take on the San Francisco Giants to kick off the season and a new broadcasting partnership with the streaming giant Netflix. Max Fried will take the hill for the Yankees after a spectacular season in 2025.
The veteran lefty put his name in the Cy Young race consideration in his first season as a Yankee, where he went 19-5 with a 2. 86 ERA. The Yankees struggled with putting together the rotation thanks to injuries, but Fried was a constant and looks to replicate that success in 2026.
Taking the pill for the Giants will be Logan Webb. A model of consistency, Webb has become the de facto ace for the Giants and for good reason. He went 15-11 with a 3.