The Dodgers get back to business in the regular season, taking their 2-0 record into what is opening day for 26 other MLB teams on Thursday. Los Angeles hosts the Tigers in the home opener, with Blake Snell on the mound fresh off signing a five-year contract with the Dodgers that will pay him $182 million.

Opening Day in Los Angeles pits a young team who staked a surprising path to the postseason in 2024 against a juggernaut in the early stages of defending its World Series title. Welcome back to regular-season baseball.

Blake Snell’s 2025 season is poised to begin on a much more stable footing compared to his previous year. After

Betts, who had not played in a game since March 9 because of a stomach ailment, pronounces himself ready to play in Thursday’s home opener after playing into the sixth inning in a 4-1 exhibition

Betts played five innings in the field in an exhibition against the Angels after a bout with a gnarly stomach virus kept him out for weeks.