The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2025 home opener against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday wasn’t just another game. It was the hottest ticket of any Opening Day matchup in Major League Baseball history.

The New York Yankees showed they can still win with a little scruff on their chins while Baltimore’s Tyler O’Neill might be the best player on Earth during the first game of the season.

MLB regular season has arrived. Thursday is Opening Day, the most wonderful day of the year, and 28 of the 30 teams will be in the action. The Rays and Rockies have to wait until Friday to begin their seasons.

Opening Day in Los Angeles pits a young team who staked a surprising path to the postseason in 2024 against a juggernaut in the early stages of defending its World Series title. Welcome back to regular-season baseball.

The pregame festivities began with a blue carpet that stretched all the way from center field to the infield, a royal procession for the reigning champions. Fireworks cracked, smoke billowed, and the stars—both on and off the field—delivered a spectacle that was as much a celebration as it was a baseball game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series — and the MLB offseason. They are celebrating accordingly. The defending champions celebrated their eighth title in franchise history on Thursday with their Dodger Stadium opener after beginning the season a week earlier in the Tokyo Series.

As if the Dodgers' star-studded roster isn't intimidating enough, they had a star fan deliver their latest World Series trophy in style ahead of their Opening Day game against the Tigers. Ice Cube brought the Los Angeles cool -- and the Commissioner's Trophy -- to Dodger Stadium on Thursday.

Ice Cube turned out to be a good luck charm for the Los Angeles Dodgers when he performed before Game 2 of the 2024 World Series against the New York Yankees. On Thursday, March 27, the Los Angeles rapper made an encore appearance during the Dodgers Opening Day ceremonies,