The 2025 Major League Baseball season will be here before you know it. Here is everything you need to know to get ready for MLB's return.

When and where will the season begin?

On Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, in Tokyo. For the sixth time in its history, MLB will be staging a season opener in Japan. The Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim will pit the Dodgers against the Cubs for a pair of games at the Tokyo Dome.

The defending World Series champion Dodgers will embark on their title defense while playing in the home country of reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani, as well as pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto. While the franchise previously has played abroad (in Australia, Mexico and South Korea), this will be its first time competing in Japan.

The Cubs faced the Mets in MLB's first series opener in Japan back in 2000, but this time they will bring along two Japanese players, in outfielder Seiya Suzuki and pitcher Shota Imanaga, who is coming off a superb rookie season.

When will it be Opening Day for every team?

Besides the Cubs and Dodgers, 26 other teams will celebrate Opening Day on Thursday, March 27. Originally, every team was slated to be in action on that date.

However, the Rockies-Rays matchup was moved back a day, to March 28, to allow more time to prepare George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. That facility, the Spring Training home of the Yankees, will serve as the Rays' home park in 2025 due to the damage that Tropicana Field sustained during Hurricane Milton last October.

What is my team's season-opening matchup?

Here is a look at the first game of the 2025 season for all 30 MLB teams:

• Angels: March 27 at White Sox (Time TBD)
• Astros: March 27 vs. Mets (Time TBD)
• Athletics: March 27 at Mariners (10:10 p.m. ET)
• Blue Jays: March 27 vs. Orioles (3:07 p.m. ET)
• Braves: March 27 at Padres (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Brewers: March 27 at Yankees (3:05 p.m. ET)
• Cardinals: March 27 vs. Twins (4:15 p.m. ET)
• Cubs: March 18 vs. Dodgers (6:00 a.m. ET in Tokyo)
• Diamondbacks: March 27 vs. Cubs (10:10 p.m. ET)
• Dodgers: March 18 at Cubs (6:00 a.m. ET in Tokyo)
• Giants: March 27 at Reds (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Guardians: March 27 at Royals (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Mariners: March 27 vs. Athletics (10:10 p.m. ET)
• Marlins: March 27 vs. Pirates (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Mets: March 27 at Astros (Time TBD)
• Nationals: March 27 vs. Phillies (4:05 p.m. ET)
• Orioles: March 27 at Blue Jays (3:07 p.m. ET)
• Padres: March 27 vs. Braves (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Phillies: March 27 at Nationals (4:05 p.m. ET)
• Pirates: March 27 at Marlins (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Rangers: March 27 vs. Red Sox (4:05 p.m. ET)
• Rays: March 28 vs. Rockies (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Reds: March 27 vs. Giants (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Red Sox: March 27 at Rangers (4:05 p.m. ET)
• Rockies: March 28 at Rays (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Royals: March 27 vs. Guardians (4:10 p.m. ET)
• Tigers: March 27 at Dodgers (7:10 p.m. ET)
• Twins: March 27 at Cardinals (4:15 p.m. ET)
• White Sox: March 27 vs. Angels (Time TBD)
• Yankees: March 27 vs. Brewers (3:05 p.m. ET)