Matthew Boyd is making his Cubs debut this afternoon. He didn’t have a good spring, but his last outing, March 16 vs. the Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo, was good: four shutout innings with six strikeouts. Current members of the Diamondbacks are batting a small sample size .

Check out all of the ways to stream your favorite baseball team’s Opening Day action. First pitch is upon us as the 2025 Major League Baseball season gets underway in earnest on Thursday, March 27. One of the last games to get going on Opening Day will be between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs are hoping the addition of All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker helps get them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.