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It's the one day on the baseball calendar where fans of even the most hapless clubs have hope. Thursday marks the start of MLB's 2024 season.
For two MLB teams — the Padres and Dodgers — they already have a win and a loss in the standings. MLB sent the two California clubs to Korea for a two-game regular season series. The games marked the ninth time in MLB history the season kicked off outside the U.S. and Canada. The Texas Rangers enter the 2024 season as defending champs, but it's hard to consider them favorites to repeat this season. Starting pitchers Max Scherzer, Jacob deGrom and Tyler Mahle are all on the disabled list to start the season, and all three are not expected to return until close to the second half of the year. The Atlanta Braves had the best record in the regular season last year, winning 104 games.
The Los Angeles Dodgers also come in as one of the favorites this year after winning 103 games a season ago. They also have gotten stronger in some respects, picking up Shohei Ohtani from the Angels. Although Ohtani is not expected to pitch this year, his bat could provide yet another spark to the middle of Los Angeles' lineup.
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