Being informed he had a seat on the plane to Japan was the first step in Matt Shaw’s path to the Opening Day roster. On Tuesday morning, the Cubs made it official: Shaw will be on the active roster for the Tokyo Series,

Major League Baseball's 2025 Opening Day is less than two weeks away. As such, it is never too early to keep tabs on each team's Opening Day starter. These announcements have come in throughout spring training,

The San Diego Padres named right-hander Michael King as their Opening Day starter against the visiting Atlanta Braves on March 27. King was chosen for the assignments over fellow right-handers Dylan Cease and Yu Darvish.

Michael King, who in his first full season as a starting pitcher finished seventh in National League Cy Young voting, will have the honor of being the opening-day starter in his second season with the club.