2025 MLB Opening Day starter tracker: Diamondbacks stick with Zac Gallen, Paul Skenes gets call for Pirates

1 prospect, gets the honor. Bibee had a 3.21 ERA in 2024 and finished fifth in the AL Cy Young voting. The Guardians will begin the season on the road against the Tigers. Their home opener will be against the Rangers on April 6. Kyle Freeland will start for the Rockies on Opening Day against the Rays, while Tarik Skubal will start for the Tigers against the Dodgers. Framber Valdez will take the mound for the Astros against the Mets, and Cole Ragans will start for the Royals against the Guardians. Yusei Kikuchi will start for the Angels against the White Sox, and Yamamoto will start for the Dodgers against the Cubs in Tokyo. Sandy Alcantara will start for the Marlins against the Pirates, Freddy Peralta will start for the Brewers against the Yankees, and Jorge López will start for the Twins against the Cardinals. The Mets will have David Holmes start against the Astros, and Carlos Rodón will start for the Yankees against the Brewers. Zack Wheeler will start for the Phillies in their Opening Day game. Wheeler is set to start on Opening Day for the Phillies as he enters the first year of his three-year, $126 million extension after being the NL Cy Young runner-up last season. Skenes will lead the Pirates against the Marlins, while Gray takes the mound for the Cardinals against the Twins, and King starts for the Padres against the Braves. Webb will pitch for the Giants versus the Reds, Gilbert for the Mariners against the A’s, and McClanahan for the Rays against the Rockies. Eovaldi will start for the Rangers against the Red Sox, Berríos for the Blue Jays against the Orioles, and Gore for the Nationals against the Phillies.

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