4 storylines to watch for Major League Baseball's opening dayFacebookTwitterFlipboardEmail

4 storylines to watch for Major League Baseball's opening dayFacebookTwitterFlipboardEmail

Put on your ballcap, get out your mitt and grab some Cracker Jack: It's opening day!

Put on your ballcap, get out your mitt and grab some Cracker Jack: It's opening day!

Major League Baseball's 2023 season begins Thursday with quicker games,  

Major League Baseball's 2023 season begins Thursday with quicker games,  

bigger bases and many of the game's biggest stars back in action after momentous 2022 

bigger bases and many of the game's biggest stars back in action after momentous 2022 

seasons (the Yankees' Aaron Judge), exciting World Baseball Classic appearances 

seasons (the Yankees' Aaron Judge), exciting World Baseball Classic appearances 

(the Angels' Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout) and lengthy PED suspensions (the Padres' Fernando Tatís Jr., as of mid-April). 

(the Angels' Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout) and lengthy PED suspensions (the Padres' Fernando Tatís Jr., as of mid-April). 

Not sure what to watch for? Here's a quick guide to four storylines as you head to the ballpark this spring:

Not sure what to watch for? Here's a quick guide to four storylines as you head to the ballpark this spring: