Marcus Stroman knows he needs to be better if he's to fortify a short-handed New York Yankees rotation, and he will get that chance on Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh against the Pirates.

For the first time this season, the Los Angeles Dodgers will try to rebound from a defeat when they visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of a three-game set.

MLB Opening Day 2025 began on March 18 with a season-opening series in Tokyo ... March 27. The first game will be the Milwaukee Brewers vs New York Yankees at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN.