The Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates will kick off their 2024 seasons on Thursday at loanDepot Park.

The Miami Marlins and New York Mets will kick off their 2023 seasons on Thursday at loanDepot Park.

All 30 teams are scheduled to be in action, with Gerrit Cole set to throw the first pitch of the season against Toronto at Yankee Stadium. A year after no fans were allowed during the virus-shortened 60-game season, every stadium is open, in varying degrees as teams adhere to coronavirus protocols. But in a what-are-the-odds moment, all three are set to start on opening day. To be pitching the same day as those guys is pretty cool.”AdMITTS AND MITTENSNolan Arenado, Kris Bryant and Miguel Cabrera will be wearing gloves on opening day. Rain is in the forecast along the East Coast, which could affect games at Fenway Park, Yankee Stadium, Citizens Bank Park and Nationals Park.

MIAMI – The Jose Urena era is over with the Miami Marlins. Urena pitched six seasons for the Marlins and was the team’s Opening Day starter in 2018 and 2019. The Marlins did pick up RHP Adam Cimber from the Cleveland Indians for cash considerations. Cimber made 14 appearances for Cleveland in 2020, going 0-1 with a 3.97 ERA in 11.1 inning swith only one home run allowed. In 2019, Cimber piched in a team-high 68 games for the Indians going 6-3 with a 4.45 ERA in 56.2 innings.