Dodgers on Deck: Opening day, March 26 vs. Diamondbacks

After 32 exhibition games over the last five and a half weeks, things get real on Thursday for the Dodgers, who host the Arizona Diamondbacks on opening day at Dodger Stadium.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto starts for the second straight opening day for the Dodgers. He joins Sandy Koufax as the only Dodgers to throw the final pitch of a championship followed by the first pitch the next season.

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Zac Gallen starts for the Diamondbacks.

Los Angeles stalwart Keith Williams Jr. will sing the national anthem on Thursday, and Magic Johnson will throw the ceremonial first pitch. The opening ceremonies start at 4:45 p.m., and will include traditional opening day player introductions, plus the raising of the championship flag and 2025 World Series emblem at the stadium.

NBC will exclusively televise this game, with streaming on Peacock. Clayton Kershaw, in his new role as television studio analyst for NBC, will be on-site with Bob Costas for the NBC pregame show, which begins at 5 p.m.

Thursday game info

Teams: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)