Let the pennant races begin.
Major League Baseball's season started last week when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres split a two-game showcase in South Korea. But, Opening Day across the league arrives Thursday.
The Texas Rangers will look to defend their World Series title, facing competition from the likes of the Atlanta Braves, the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who embarked on a record-setting spending spree to secure the services of Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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Both of the Sunshine State's MLB franchises qualified for the playoffs a season ago, but were eliminated in the wild card round.