"News: Freddy Peralta will be the Mets' Opening Day starter," DiComo revealed Friday morning. The Mets are going to Peralta as the season-opener this year. Nolan McLean, their top prospect and a superstar rookie who flashed last season, could've been the starter on Opening Day as well.

The Astros will start someone other than Framber Valdez (now a member of the Tigers) on Opening Day for the first time since 2021. Brown will receive the honors after managing a 2.43 ERA (172 ERA+) and a 3.61 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 31 starts in 2025.

The Boston Red Sox are loaded with good-not-great players and need to reshuffle the deck before Opening Day. Here are the potential last-second trade casualties.

Despite some of the same core pieces, the 2026 San Diego Padres will look different from 2025. This is primarily due to players leaving in free agency. Dylan Cease, who made 32 regular-season starts and 1 postseason start,

Detroit Tigers pitcher Troy Melton is unlikely to be ready for 2026 Opening Day on March 26 after being shut down with right elbow inflammation.

Almost a month has passed since we last updated our Opening Day lineup predictions, and several of the top names available in free agency have since found a new home.

San Diego Padres Opening Day roster prediction including starting lineup, bench, starting rotation and bullpen.

“Arizona Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly, who was scheduled to be their opening day starter against the Dodgers, is now sidelined with Intercostal nerve irritation and no longer will be ready for season opener,” reported MLB insider Bob Nightengale of USA Today on X, formerly Twitter.

Padres reliever Yuki Matsui’s will not pitch for Japan in the World Baseball Classic and the left-hander’s status for San Diego’s season opener in a month also is unclear because of a left groin strain.