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6:00 PM ET, March 27, 2025

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NBCSports.com:
Pirates at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 27  —  Its Thursday, March 27 and the MLB season in South Beach begins with a marquee pitching matchup.  Paul Skenes and Sandy Alcantara take the mound as the Pirates square off against the Marlins.
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Cubs at Diamondbacks prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for March 27  —  Opening Day for the Cubs and Diamondbacks finds the National League clubs squaring off in Phoenix on Thursday night.  —  Justin Steele is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Zac Gallen for the Diamondbacks.
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Braves at Padres prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 27  —  Opening Day at Petco Park features the Padres hosting the Atlanta Braves.  —  CY Young winner Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Cy Young hopeful Michael King of San Diego
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Orioles at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for Mar. 27
Discussion: Baltimore Sun and Camden Chat
NBCSports.com:   Tigers at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 27
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
MLB Opening Day 2025 Betting: Picks, Trends, Best Bets, Predictions, Ohtani home run prop, Dodgers win total
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Rockies give outfielder Mickey Moniak one-year, $1.25 million deal after his release from Angels  —  The Colorado Rockies added outfield depth by agreeing to a one-year, $1.25 million deal with Mickey Moniak.  —  Colorado announced the deal Thursday and also designated outfielder Sam Hilliard …
Associated Press:
Orioles OF Tyler O'Neill homers on opening day for sixth straight year, extending own record  —  TORONTO — Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run home run off Toronto's José Berríos in the third inning of Thursday's game at Toronto, extending his major league record …
Associated Press:
Manager Carlos Mendoza among those eagerly anticipating Juan Soto's New York Mets debut  —  HOUSTON — Juan Soto's debut with the New York Mets has seemingly the entire baseball world excited.  —  “Yeah, put me in that category too,” manager Carlos Mendoza said Thursday.  “I'm excited to watch him today and every day.”
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Rays and A's Head to Minors as MLB Wealth Gap Clouds 2025  —  TAMPA - Major League Baseball opens the regular season far and wide on Thursday, but the focus is not on the Dodgers facing Detroit in Los Angeles or the Yankees hosting Milwaukee in New York.  —  From a baseball standpoint …
Discussion: New York Times and MLB.com
Associated Press:
White Sox's Josh Rojas, Bryan Ramos, Mike Tauchman placed on 10-day injured list  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox placed infielders Josh Rojas and Bryan Ramos and outfielder Mike Tauchman on the 10-day injured list on opening day on Thursday.  —  Chicago also added right-hander Mike Clevinger …
Justin Teitelbaum / Forbes:
Baseball's Most Valuable Teams 2025  —  Three years after the NFL, and just one after the NBA, Major League Baseball has its first $8 billion team: the New York Yankees.  —  The Bronx Bombers, who have led the ranking of baseball's most valuable clubs every year since Forbes began publishing …
Associated Press:
Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test  —  NEW YORK — Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers.
Discussion: MLB.com and New York Times
Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Mets reliever Paul Blackburn (knee) to start season on 15-day IL  —  HOUSTON — New York Mets right-hander Paul Blackburn will begin the season on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation, team president of baseball operations David Stearns announced Wednesday during the team's workout at Daikin Park.
Associated Press:
D-backs sign LHP Jalen Beeks to one-year deal, add RHP Shelby Miller to big league roster  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks signed left-hander Jalen Beeks to a one-year, $1.25 million deal and selected the contract of veteran righty Shelby Miller on Wednesday as they worked to solidify their bullpen before opening day.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Fargo | KFGO
 
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