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MLB Opening Day 2023: Probable pitchers for Mets-Marlins series

We’ve finally made it, folks. MLB Opening Day 2023 is officially here and Mets baseball games (that count) are back! New York won’t say hello to the fans in Flushing until April 6th. But, things get kicked off Thursday afternoon in Miami against the Marlins.

Here’s what the probable pitching matchups look like for the Mets’ first regular-season series of the year.

Thursday at 4:10 pm ET: Max Scherzer vs. Sandy Alcantara

Max Scherzer gets the Opening Day nod in his second year with New York. He’s coming off a 2.29-ERA, 4.4-fWAR campaign in 2022, which spanned 145.