MLB Opening Day 2024: Picks for division winners, World Series champion, Cy Young, MVP, Shohei Ohtani and more
With 26 of 30 teams in action Thursday, our experts make their predictions for the season
Today there will be baseball. Sure, the Dodgers and Padres already played a two-game set in South Korea, and there were two rainouts already, but come Thursday, 26 MLB teams are in action, and the drama and tedium of the offseason are behind us.
To get ready for Opening Day, our MLB experts — Jake Mintz, Jordan Shusterman, Russell Dorsey, Jack Baer, Liz Roscher and Jason Owens — made their predictions for this season, from the World Series winners to Shohei Ohtani’s home run total and everything in between.
Let’s dive in.
How to watch MLB Opening Day 2024: Full schedule, where to stream every game and more
Part I: The top 50 people who will impact the 2024 MLB season, Nos. 50-26
Part II: The top 50 people who will impact the 2024 MLB season, Nos. 25-1
2024 MLB division previews: AL East. NL East. AL Central. NL Central. AL West. NL West.
2024 26-and-under power rankings: Nos. 30-26. Nos. 25-21. Nos. 20-16. Nos. 15-11. Nos. 10-6. Nos. 5-1.
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