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Opening Day Baseball
FILE - New York Mets' Juan Soto rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto, Blake Snell and Clay Holmes debut for new teams, Paul Skenes makes his first opening-day start at age 22 and Sandy Alcántara returns from Tommy John surgery.
A week after the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgersswept an opening two-game series over the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, 26 other teams get underway Thursday on opening day in the U.