Game Thread #1: Milwaukee Brewers (0-0) vs. Chicago White Sox (0-0)

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MARCH 23: Brice Turang #2 of the Milwaukee Brewers is congratulated by William Contreras #24 after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Cincinnati Reds during the exhibition game at American Family Field on March 23, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images) | Getty Images After a long, cold, baseball-less winter, we’ve made it. At long last, here are the words I’ve been waiting to write since Game 7 of the World Series: Happy Opening Day!

In case you missed it, Harrison and I put together a season primer with everything you need to know about the Brewers before today’s first pitch. You can find that article here . With Freddy Peralta now in New York, Milwaukee’s starter for today’s game is right-hander Jacob Misiorowski.

Not only is this Misiorowski’s first Opening Day start, it’s his first Opening Day as a major leaguer. He had an up-and-down rookie season, though the highs — outdueling Paul Skenes, striking out nine Dodgers over five innings in Game 3 of the 2025 NLCS — were exceptionally high. Misiorowski will look to improve on last season’s 4.

36 ERA as the Brewers’ newly-minted #1 starter. On the mound for the White Sox is righty Shane Smith. Smith was originally signed by the Brewers as an undrafted free agent following the 2021 draft and remained with the Brewers organization until 2024, when Chicago selected him with the first overall pick in the 2024 Rule 5 Draft.