Opening Day, Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels

2025 MLB Opening Day starter tracker: Shota Imanaga, Yusei Kikuchi, Zack Wheeler, more get Game 1 honors
Spring training is underway and Major League Baseball's 2025 regular season is fast approaching. As such, it is never too early to keep tabs on each team's Opening Day starter. These announcements come in throughout spring training and sometimes before camp even opens.
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi announced as Angels' opening day starter
Angels manager Ron Washington names left-hander Yusei Kikuchi as the team's opening day starter. The Angels open the season against the White Sox in Chicago on March 27.
Angels officially announce 2025 Opening Day starting pitcher
The Los Angeles Angels have their 2025 Opening Day starting pitcher. According to Sam Blum of The Athletic, Angels manager Ron Washington announced Yusei Kikuchi as the Opening Day starter, calling it an “obvious” decision.
Angels' Yusei Kikuchi: Named Opening Day starter
Angels manager Ron Washington has named Kikuchi the team's Opening Day starter for their March 27 matchup against the White Sox, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports. The skipper referred to the decision as "obvious" after Kikuchi was handed a three-year,
Yusei Kikuchi "happy and honored" for Opening Day
Yusei Kikuchi describes how he has prepared to start Opening Day for his new team and his excitement to work with the Angels pitching staff
Angels view Yusei Kikuchi as Opening Day starter and leader
The 33-year-old left-hander, who is the team’s biggest free-agent pitcher signing in 13 years, will get the start March 27 against the White Sox in Chicago
Angels name former Blue Jay Yusei Kikuchi as 2025 Opening Day starter
It’s Yusei Kikuchi’s time to shine. Coming off a career year, which he split between the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros last season, the 33-year-old entered free agency and ultimately landed with the Los Angeles Angels on a three-year,
Kikuchi 'happy and honored' to get 1st Opening Day nod for Angels
Angels manager Ron Washington didn’t have to think too long when deciding his Opening Day starter. Washington said it was an easy call to give that honor to veteran lefty Yusei Kikuchi, who will take
MLB Opening Day 2025 schedule: Every team's first game, probable pitching matchups and more
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When is MLB Opening Day? When all 30 baseball teams begin regular-season play
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Joe Buck to call Yankees-Brewers Opening Day game, his first national MLB broadcast since 2021
Buck has called a variety of the MLB's biggest moments such as Mark McGwire's 62nd home run to break Roger Maris' record.
Joe Buck revealed how ESPN convinced him to return to the baseball broadcasting booth on MLB Opening Day
A few weeks ago, (ESPN senior VP of production) Mark Gross called Buck to ask if he would do Opening Day. Buck was intrigued.
Announcer Joe Buck Cracked the Perfect Joke in Response to MLB Opening Day Return
Legendary baseball announcer Joe Buck is returning to the MLB broadcast booth temporarily to call the Opening Day contest between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers—and he has a preemptive ...
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Iconic MLB broadcaster to call first game since 2021 on Opening Day
Joe Buck, the voice of ESPN’s Monday Night Football and veteran of 24 World Series, will call his first national Major League ...
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Every team's projected 2025 Opening Day lineup, rotation
Major League Baseball season is upon us at long last. Though the Hot Stove flame still flickers while teams look to tweak ...
When is Opening Day 2025? How MLB has taken over late March the last 10 years
The 2025 MLB season is right around the corner, first with an overseas showdown and then with a 30-team extravaganza on ...