MLB Opening Day 2025 Rosters: What could the teams’ starting lineups be?

Opening Day is about to explode onto the scene! MLB teams are frantically finalizing their rosters to furiously launch the 2025 season

Veterans and young talents alike are competing for a spot in MLB. Spring battles will be decided before the first pitch. Final rosters will be announced Thursday, and players already know if they will start with their teams.

As of today, this is how the MLB franchises’ lineups would look:

Toronto Blue Jays

1. Bo Bichette
2. Vladimir Guerrero Jr
3. Anthony Santander
4. George Springer
5. Andres Gimenez
6. Alejandro Kirk
7. Will Wagner
8. Ernie Clement
9. Nathan Lukes

Baltimore Orioles

1. Colton Cowser
2. Adley Rutschman
3. Jordan Westburg
4. Ryan O’Hearn
5. Tyler O’Neill
6. Ryan Mountcastle
7. Cedric Mullins
8. Ramon Urias
9. Jackson Holliday

Arizona Diamondbacks

1. Corbin Carroll
2. Ketel Marte
3. Joc Pederson
4. Christian Walker
5. Lourdes Gurriel Jr
6. Gabriel Moreno
7. Eugenio Suarez
8. Jake McCarthy
9. Geraldo Perdomo

The Atlanta Braves

1. Michael Harris II
2. Ozzie Albies
3. Austin Riley
4. Matt Olson
5. Marcell Ozuna
6. Ronald Acuña Jr
7. Jurickson Profar
8. Sean Murphy
9. Orlando Arcia

New York Yankees

1. Gleyber Torres
2. Cody Bellinger
3. Aaron Judge
4. Giancarlo Stanton
5. Paul Goldschmidt
6. Jazz Chisholm Jr
7. Anthony Volpe
8. Austin Wells
9. Jasson Dominguez

Boston Red Sox

1. Jarren Duran
2. Wilyer Abreu
3. Triston Casas
4. Rafael Devers
5. Masataka Yoshida
6. Trevor Story
7. Vaughn Grissom
8. Ceddanne Rafaela
9. Connor Wong

Chicago Cubs

1. Ian Happ
2. Nico Hoerner
3. Cody Bellinger
4. Seiya Suzuki
5. Michael Busch
6. Dansby Swanson
7. Isaac Paredes
8. Pete Crow-Armstrong
9. Miguel Amaya

Los Angeles Dodgers

1. Mookie Betts
2. Shohei Ohtani
3. Freddie Freeman
4. Will Smith
5. Max Muncy
6. Tommy Edman
7. Teoscar Hernandez
8. Andy Pages
9. Gavin Lux

New York Mets

1. Francisco Lindor
2. Brandon Nimmo
3. Pete Alonso
4. Juan Soto
5. Mark Vientos
6. Starling Marte
7. Jeff McNeil
8. Francisco Alvarez
9. Tyrone Taylor

San Francisco Giants

1. Jung Hoo Lee
2. Tyler Fitzgerald
3. Matt Chapman
4. LaMonte Wade Jr
5. Heliot Ramos
6. Patrick Bailey
7. Michael Conforto
8. Thairo Estrada
9. Marco Luciano

Chicago White Sox

1. Luis Robert Jr
2. Andrew Vaughn
3. Andrew Benintendi
4. Gavin Sheets
5. Yoan Moncada
6. Lenyn Sosa
7. Dominic Fletcher
8. Colson Montgomery
9. Korey Lee

Cleveland Guardians

1. Steven Kwan
2. Andres Gimenez
3. Jose Ramirez
4. Josh Naylor
5. Kyle Manzardo
6. Lane Thomas
7. Brayan Rocchio
8. Bo Naylor
9. Tyler Freeman

Houston Astros

1. Jose Altuve
2. Yordan Alvarez
3. Kyle Tucker
4. Alex Bregman
5. Jeremy Peña
6. Yainer Diaz
7. Victor Caratini
8. Chas McCormick
9. Jake Meyers

Philadelphia Phillies

1. Kyle Schwarber
2. Trea Turner
3. Bryce Harper
4. Nick Castellanos
5. Alec Bohm
6. J.T. Realmuto
7. Bryson Stott
8. Brandon Marsh
9. Johan Rojas

The St. Louis Cardinals

1. Masyn Winn
2. Brendan Donovan
3. Willson Contreras
4. Nolan Arenado
5. Paul Goldschmidt
6. Lars Nootbaar
7. Nolan Gorman
8. Jordan Walker
9. Tommy Edman

Cincinnati Reds

1. Elly De La Cruz
2. Jonathan India
3. Spencer Steer
4. Tyler Stephenson
5. Jake Fraley
6. Jeimer Candelario
7. Noelvi Marte
8. Will Benson
9. Matt McLain (injured; if not, Edwin Arroyo)

Colorado Rockies

1. Brenton Doyle
2. Ezequiel Tovar
3. Ryan McMahon
4. Kris Bryant
5. Charlie Blackmon
6. Michael Toglia
7. Nolan Jones
8. Jacob Stallings
9. Aaron Schunk

Detroit Tigers

1. Parker Meadows
2. Colt Keith
3. Riley Greene
4. Spencer Torkelson
5. Kerry Carpenter
6. Matt Vierling
7. Javier Baez
8. Jake Rogers
9. Zach McKinstry

The Kansas City Royals

1. Bobby Witt Jr
2. Vinnie Pasquantino
3. Salvador Perez
4. Hunter Renfroe
5. MJ Melendez
6. Garrett Hampson
7. Tommy Pham
8. Freddy Fermin
9. Maikel Garcia

Los Angeles Angels

1. Mike Trout
2. Zach Neto
3. Taylor Ward
4. Logan O’Hoppe
5. Nolan Schanuel
6. Anthony Rendon
7. Jo Adell
8. Mickey Moniak
9. Luis Rengifo

Miami Marlins

1. Jazz Chisholm Jr
2. Jake Burger
3. Jesus Sanchez
4. Bryan De La Cruz
5. Xavier Edwards
6. Nick Fortes
7. Kyle Stowers
8. Vidal Brujan
9. Dane Myers

Milwaukee Brewers

1. Willy Adames
2. Christian Yelich
3. William Contreras
4. Jackson Chourio
5. Rhys Hoskins
6. Garrett Mitchell
7. Sal Frelick
8. Joey Ortiz
9. Brice Turang

Minnesota Twins

1. Byron Buxton
2. Carlos Correa
3. Royce Lewis
4. Jose Miranda
5. Trevor Larnach
6. Matt Wallner
7. Willi Castro
8. Ryan Jeffers
9. Edouard Julien

Oakland Athletics

1. Lawrence Butler
2. Brent Rooker
3. Shea Langeliers
4. JJ Bleday
5. Seth Brown
6. Jacob Wilson
7. Nick Allen
8. Daz Cameron
9. Max Schuemann

Pittsburgh Pirates

1. Oneil Cruz
2. Bryan Reynolds
3. Ke’Bryan Hayes
4. Nick Gonzales
5. Jack Suwinski
6. Henry Davis
7. Joey Bart
8. Termarr Johnson
9. Jared Triolo

San Diego Padres

1. Fernando Tatis Jr
2. Xander Bogaerts
3. Manny Machado
4. Jake Cronenworth
5. Jurickson Profar
6. Luis Arraez
7. Jackson Merrill
8. Ha-Seong Kim
9. Luis Campusano

Seattle Mariners

1. Julio Rodriguez
2. J.P. Crawford
3. Cal Raleigh
4. Randy Arozarena
5. Luke Raley
6. Jorge Polanco
7. Mitch Haniger
8. Josh Rojas
9. Dylan Moore

Tampa Bay Rays

1. Yandy Diaz
2. Brandon Lowe
3. Junior Caminero
4. Isaac Paredes
5. Josh Lowe
6. Jonathan Aranda
7. Jose Siri
8. Ben Rortvedt
9. Curtis Mead

Texas Rangers

1. Marcus Semien
2. Corey Seager
3. Wyatt Langford
4. Adolis Garcia
5. Evan Carter
6. Nathaniel Lowe
7. Jonah Heim
8. Josh Jung
9. Leody Taveras

Washington Nationals

1. CJ Abrams
2. James Wood
3. Lane Thomas
4. Keibert Ruiz
5. Joey Meneses
6. Luis Garcia Jr
7. Jacob Young
8. Ildemaro Vargas
9. Drew Millas