Opening Day rosters were announced around the league on Thursday, and the season officially began for four teams that played later that night — including the Giants, who lost in a blowout. The other 26 clubs are waiting until Friday to take the field, but at least we know who will be suited up and available.
The Oakland A’s will only face nine different opponents this summer in their abbreviated 60-game schedule. They’ll spend two-thirds of the time playing the other four AL West clubs, and then 20 more total against the five NL West teams. Their division rivals are always frequent matchups, but this year it will be exaggerated even further.