The offseason is over and spring training has arrived. Pitchers and catchers will report to spring camps across Arizona and Florida this week, and the first exhibition game (Cubs vs. Dodgers) will be played next Thursday, Feb. 20. All 30 teams will be in action by next Saturday, Feb. 22. The Cubs and Dodgers will begin the regular season with two games in Tokyo on March 18 and 19. Thursday, March 27, is the traditional Opening Day. The other 28 teams will start their regular seasons on that date.
Spring training is when those offseason trades and free-agent signings become a reality. For the first time we’ll see Juan Soto in a Mets uniform, Kyle Tucker with the Cubs, Willy Adames with the Giants, Christian Walker with the Astros, Walker Buehler and Garrett Crochet with the Red Sox, Max Fried and Devin Williams with the Yankees, on and on we could go. Don’t forget about the new managers either, like Terry Francona taking over the Reds. Spring training is when we get the