Opening Day 2015: Cardinals-Cubs start MLB schedule
Opening Day for Major League Baseball has arrived.
The season begins with one of baseball's oldest rivalries - the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs at historic and recently renovated Wrigley Field on Sunday night.
Jon Lester and Adam Wainwright are the starting pitchers for the Cubs and Cardinals, respectively. ESPN2 will televise, with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 ET.
That's followed by 14 openers on Monday.
Here is everything you need to know heading into what figures to be an unpredictable 2015 season:
- Who's winning the American League pennant? Throw a dart. It's wide open in the AL, but that doesn't stop Paste BN Sports' baseball staff from breaking down what to expect from April through October. Five fearless predictions that will play out this season. Who are the key players that the season hinges on. Who will bust in 2015?
- So, who ya got: The Dodgers, the Nationals, or Everyone Else? So it goes in the National League, where two super teams lurk on either end of the country. We take aim at authoring a script for the 2015 season. Five fearless predictions. Who are the key players that the season hinges on. Who will bust in 2015?
- Listen: Paste BN Sports baseball writers Bob Nightengale and Paul White join host Ted Berg to preview the 2015 MLB season and discuss some of the game's recent trends before settling on World Series and postseason awards picks.
- Major League Baseball will study the strike zone, perhaps tweak the schedule, discuss lowering the mound, and even threaten to limit or ban defensive shifts. Yet, for the first time in five years, there is hope that the answer to this spiral in offensive production can come from within. Can hitters strike back in 2015?
- It was a busy offseason in baseball, with a few high-profile free agent signings and several blockbuster trades. BaseballHQ.com's Brian Rudd looks at 12 of the top players to have changed teams since the end of the 2014 season.
- How we predicted the season.
- For Tom Ricketts and the Cubs, 'now is the time'
- The team that led the National League in ERA just added Max Scherzer to the rotation. Does that make the Washington Nationals No.. 1 in the Paste BN Sports' Power Rankings.
- Follow our coverage on Twitter @USATODAYmlb.
- Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez returns from a year-long suspension. His long road back this spring.
- Several players will start the season on the disabled list. Who got injured this spring.
- Who are the highest-paid players of 2015? There's a new face this season, and of course he belongs to the club with the highest payroll.
GALLERY: PROJECTED OPENING DAY STARTERS