Major League Baseball is back for a full 162-game 2021 season after a very unique 2020. Not sure who is starting for your team on Opening Day? We're tracking batting orders from across the league as teams start to play in front of their home fans again for the first time since the pandemic began.
The start of the season will feature Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers as they begin their World Series title defense, and will be the first chance for St. Louis Cardinals fans to check out offseason acquisition Nolan Arenado and San Diego Padres fans to see what ace Yu Darvish can do in his new home.
Check back for updates as teams announce their starting lineups for all of Thursday's games, beginning with an AL East Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees showdown at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.
As MLB starts, sign up to play ESPN fantasy baseball here and get ready for Opening Day with predictions and Jeff Passan's 20 biggest questions heading into the season. Plus, check out our depth charts for all 30 teams and complete season preview coverage.
Note: Thursday's Orioles-Red Sox (rain) and Mets-Nationals (COVID-19 issues) games have been postponed.
Toronto Blue Jays (Ryu) at New York Yankees (Cole), 1:05 ET (ESPN)
Blue Jays
1. Marcus Semien (R) 2B
2. Cavan Biggio (L) 3B
3. Bo Bichette (R) SS
4. Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF
5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (R) 1B
6. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF
7. Rowdy Tellez (L) DH
8. Randal Grichuk (R) CF
9. Danny Jansen (R) C
Yankees
1. DJ LeMahieu (R) 2B
2. Aaron Judge (R) RF
3. Aaron Hicks (S) CF
4. Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
5. Gleyber Torres (R) SS
6. Gio Urshela (R) 3B
7. Gary Sanchez (R) C
8. Jay Bruce (L) 1B
9. Clint Frazier (R) LF
Cleveland Indians (Bieber) at Detroit Tigers (Boyd), 1:10 ET
Indians
1. Jordan Luplow (R) CF
2. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B
3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
4. Eddie Rosario (L) LF
5. Franmil Reyes (R) DH
6. Josh Naylor (L) RF
7. Yu Chang (R) 1B
8. Roberto Perez (R) C
9. Andres Gimenez (L) SS
Tigers
1. Robbie Grossman (S) LF
2. Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B
3. Willi Castro (S) SS
4. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B
5. Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B
6. Nomar Mazara (L) DH
7. Wilson Ramos (R) C
8. Victor Reyes (S) RF
9. JaCoby Jones (R) CF
Minnesota Twins (Maeda) at Milwaukee Brewers (Woodruff), 2:10 ET
Twins
1. Luis Arraez (L) LF
2. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
3. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B
4. Miguel Sano (R) 1B
5. Max Kepler (L) RF
6. Byron Buxton (R) CF
7. Mitch Garver (R) C
8. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
9. Kenta Maeda (R) P
Brewers
1. Kolten Wong (L) 2B
2. Keston Hiura (R) 1B
3. Christian Yelich (L) LF
4. Avisail Garcia (R) RF
5. Travis Shaw (L) 3B
6. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF
7. Omar Narvaez (L) C
8. Luis Urias (R) SS
9. Brandon Woodruff (L) P
Pittsburgh Pirates (Kuhl) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks), 2:20 ET
Pirates
1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B
2. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B
3. Bryan Reynolds (S) LF
4. Colin Moran (L) 1B
5. Kevin Newman (R) SS
6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
7. Jacob Stallings (R) C
8. Anthony Alford (R) CF
9. Chad Kuhl (R) P
Cubs
1. Ian Happ (S) CF
2. Willson Contreras (R) C
3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
4. Kris Bryant (R) 3B
5. Joc Pederson (L) LF
6. Javier Baez (R) SS
7. Jason Heyward (L) RF
8. David Bote (R) 2B
9. Kyle Hendricks (R) P
Atlanta Braves (Fried) at Philadelphia Phillies (Nola), 3:05 ET (ESPN+)
Braves
1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF
2. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Marcell Ozuna (R) LF
5. Travis d'Arnaud (R) C
6. Dansby Swanson (R) SS
7. Austin Riley (R) 3B
8. Cristian Pache (R) CF
9. Max Fried (L) P
Phillies
1. Andrew McCutchen (R) LF
2. Rhys Hoskins (R) 1B
3. Bryce Harper (L) RF
4. J.T. Realmuto (R) C
5. Alec Bohm (R) 3B
6. Didi Gregorius (L) SS
7. Jean Segura (R) 2B
8. Adam Haseley (L) CF
9. Aaron Nola (R) P
Arizona Diamondbacks (Bumgarner) at San Diego Padres (Darvish), 4:10 ET
Diamondbacks
1. Josh Rojas (L) SS
2. Ketel Marte (S) CF
3. Christian Walker (R) 1B
4. David Peralta (L) LF
5. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 3B
6. Eduardo Escobar (S) 2B
7. Pavin Smith (L) RF
8. Stephen Vogt (L) C
9. Madison Bumgarner (R) P
Padres
1. Tommy Pham (R) CF
2. Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) SS
3. Manny Machado (R) 3B
4. Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
5. Wil Myers (R) RF
6. Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B
7. Jurickson Profar (S) LF
8. Victor Caratini (S) C
9. Yu Darvish (R) P
Los Angeles Dodgers (Kershaw) at Colorado Rockies (Marquez), 4:10 ET (ESPN)
Dodgers
1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Corey Seager (L) SS
3. Justin Turner (R) 3B
4. Cody Bellinger (L) CF
5. Max Muncy (L) 1B
6. Chris Taylor (R) LF
7. Gavin Lux (L) 2B
8. Austin Barnes (R) C
9. Clayton Kershaw (L) P
Rockies
1. Raimel Tapia (L) LF
2. Josh Fuentes (R) 3B
3. Trevor Story (R) SS
4. Charlie Blackmon (L) RF
5. C.J. Cron (R) 1B
6. Elias Diaz (R) C
7. Chris Owings (R) 2B
8. Garrett Hampson (R) CF
9. German Marquez (R) P
St. Louis Cardinals (Flaherty) at Cincinnati Reds (Castillo), 4:10 ET
Cardinals
1. Tommy Edman (S) 2B
2. Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
3. Nolan Arenado (R) 3B
4. Paul DeJong (R) SS
5. Tyler O'Neill (R) LF
6. Yadier Molina (R) C
7. Dylan Carlson (S) CF
8. Justin Williams (L) RF
9. Jack Flaherty (R) P
Reds
1. Jesse Winker (L) LF
2. Nick Castellanos (R) RF
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Eugenio Suarez (R) SS
5. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B
6. Nick Senzel (R) CF
7. Tucker Barnhart (L) C
8. Jonathan India (R) 2B
9. Luis Castillo (R) P
Tampa Bay Rays (Glasnow) at Miami Marlins (Alcantara), 4:10 ET
Rays
1. Yoshi Tsutsugo (L) 1B
2. Austin Meadows (L) LF
3. Randy Arozarena (R) RF
4. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B
5. Yandy Diaz (R) 3B
6. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
7. Willy Adames (R) SS
8. Mike Zunino (R) C
9. Tyler Glasnow (L) P
Marlins
1. Corey Dickerson (L) LF
2. Starling Marte (R) CF
3. Jesus Aguilar (R) 1B
4. Adam Duvall (R) RF
5. Brian Anderson (R) 3B
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B
7. Jorge Alfaro (R) C
8. Miguel Rojas (R) SS
9. Sandy Alcantara (R) P
Texas Rangers (Gibson) at Kansas City Royals (Keller), 4:10 ET
Rangers
1. Isiah Kiner-Falefa (R) SS
2. David Dahl (L) LF
3. Joey Gallo (L) RF
4. Nick Solak (R) 2B
5. Nate Lowe (L) 1B
6. Brock Holt (L) 3B
7. Eli White (R) DH
8. Leody Taveras (S) CF
9. Jose Trevino (R) C
Royals
1. Whit Merrifield (R) 2B
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. Carlos Santana (S) 1B
4. Salvador Perez (R) C
5. Jorge Soler (R) DH
6. Hunter Dozier (R) 3B
7. Kyle Isbel (L) RF
8. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF
9. Nicky Lopez (L) SS
Chicago White Sox (Giolito) at Los Angeles Angels (Bundy), 10:05 ET
White Sox
1. Tim Anderson (R) SS
2. Adam Eaton (L) RF
3. Jose Abreu (R) 1B
4. Yoan Moncada (S) 3B
5. Yasmani Grandal (S) C
6. Leury Garcia (S) LF
7. Luis Robert (R) CF
8. Zack Collins (L) DH
9. Nick Madrigal (R) 2B
Angels
1. David Fletcher (R) 2B
2. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
3. Mike Trout (R) CF
4. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
5. Justin Upton (R) LF
6. Albert Pujols (R) 1B
7. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
8. Max Stassi (R) C
9. Dexter Fowler (S) RF
Houston Astros (Greinke) at Oakland Athletics (Bassitt), 10:07 ET (ESPN)
Astros
1. Jose Altuve (R) 2B
2. Michael Brantley (L) LF
3. Alex Bregman (R) 3B
4. Kyle Tucker (L) RF
5. Carlos Correa (R) SS
6. Yordan Alvarez (L) DH
7. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B
8. Myles Straw (R) CF
9. Martin Maldonado (R) C
A's
1. Mark Canha (R) LF
2. Ramon Laureano (R) CF
3. Matt Olson (L) 1B
4. Matt Chapman (R) 3B
5. Mitch Moreland (L) DH
6. Jed Lowrie (S) 2B
7. Sean Murphy (R) C
8. Chad Pinder (R) RF
9. Elvis Andrus (R) SS
San Francisco Giants (Gausman) at Seattle Mariners (Gonzales), 10:10 ET
Giants
1. Austin Slater (R) LF
2. Mike Yastrzemski (L) RF
3. Donovan Solano (R) 2B
4. Evan Longoria (R) 3B
5. Brandon Belt (L) 1B
6. Wilmer Flores (R) DH
7. Buster Posey (R) C
8. Brandon Crawford (L) SS
9. Mauricio Dubon (R) CF
Mariners
Mariners
1. Mitch Haniger (R) RF
2. Ty France (R) DH
3. Kyle Seager (L) 3B
4. Evan White (R) 1B
5. Taylor Trammell (L) CF
6. Dylan Moore (R) 2B
7. Jake Fraley (L) LF
8. Tom Murphy (R) C
9. J.P. Crawford (L) SS