The start of the 2021 Major League Baseball season is Thursday with all 30 teams playing their first games of the season.
On Opening Day, there's three interleague games and 10 divisional games with Cardinals-Reds and Royals-Rangers on tap.
Here are five former Missouri baseball players to watch in the pros this year:
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
Position: Pitcher
Years at Missouri: 2004-06
MLB debut: 2008
Bio: By far the most well-known current major league Missouri alum, Scherzer is a three-time Cy Young Award winner and seven-time All-Star.