Opening Day for the Dodgers this year means the start of a quest of the rare three-peat, and it also means a lot of great hype videos.
Opening Day in LA isn’t just baseball, it’s family.
“Different neighborhoods, different lives, different languages… same jersey, same hope.”
Let’s go @Dodgers ?⚾ #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/bxvtm1JcsZ
— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) March 26, 2026
If being the best makes you bad, then so be it. #OpeningDayLA pic.twitter.com/WAb4ERTqke
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 26, 2026
The quest for three begins now. #OpeningDayLA pic.twitter.com/Pm8D6Da7Gh
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 27, 2026
Additionally, there was a ton of pre-game stuff to get through, from special intros to unveilings to Will Ferrell … the woes of being the champs, lol.
New additions to the ballpark. ? pic.twitter.com/ySBWrOzUB8
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 27, 2026
A special introduction for the Champs. ? pic.twitter.com/j5BnLjnC4S
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 27, 2026
Will Ferrell, Freddie Freeman and Miguel Rojas roll the World Series trophies into Dodger Stadium in STYLE. ? #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/0w8zkWaOQB
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) March 27, 2026
As for the actual game, the Dodgers got behind early and weren’t hitting into the middle innings, but one Andy Pages swing gave the Dodgers a lead in a flash. The lineup didn’t look back from there, continuing to pile on as Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the bullpen continued to post zeros in an 8-2 win over the Diamondbacks for Opening Day.
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Coming off his heroics to end last season, Yoshinobu Yamamoto got the Opening Day nod for the Dodgers today. He started by facing the minimum in the 1st thanks to picking off a single.
Nothing gets past Yoshinobu! pic.twitter.com/F4lfzlN42W
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 27, 2026
He then got a clean 2nd, and escaped a jam in the 3rd. A lead-off double and a one-out infield single put a pair on, but Freddie Freeman speared a soft liner for a double play to end the threat.
That might’ve been bigger than it seemed, as the 4th began with a Corbin Carroll single, and then Yamamoto threw a 0-2 fastball to Geraldo Perdomo for whatever reason. Well, he missed location and it got bombed to right for a 2-0 D-backs lead.
Geraldo Perdomo strikes first for the @Dbacks! pic.twitter.com/aCpPJOHV5S
— MLB (@MLB) March 27, 2026
Weirdly enough, Yamamoto settled down after that, retiring the last nine batters he faced to get through six. He basically made one mistake and ended up leaving with the lead: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 6 K, 95 Pitches.
Six strikeouts from Yoshinobu! #OpeningDayLA pic.twitter.com/rAdkfyOpbt
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 27, 2026
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Man, it sure didn’t SEEM like Yamamoto would be in line for the win early on, as the Dodgers struggled to get much going.
Shohei Ohtani led the game off against Zac Gallen with a single, but after that he gave up just a walk to Max Muncy and was through four innings.
Thankfully, the 5th happened. Max Muncy started the rally with a single, Teoscar Hernandez then reached on a swinging bunt infield single, and then Andy Pages crushed a breaking ball to left for a three-run homer at a 3-2 Dodgers lead.
Andy Pages gives the @Dodgers the lead with a 3-run shot! pic.twitter.com/E2litXlFw1
— MLB (@MLB) March 27, 2026
After a single to Miguel Rojas and a walk to Shohei Ohtani, Gallen’s day was over just like that.
The pen got him on the verge of escaping without further damage with a pair of outs, but a walk Freddie Freeman loaded things up, and Will Smith then annihilated this ball for a single to make it 4-2.
Ideal bases-loaded swing on a 1-0 count from Will Smith gets a run. pic.twitter.com/QRRf6wQa8u
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) March 27, 2026
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I’m not sure why, but even when it was a two-run lead, Blake Treinen started the 7th. Thankfully, Pages was showing out and made a great sliding catch to start his inning.
#AndyPagesMVPSZN pic.twitter.com/pMhbD6a5HV
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) March 27, 2026
That helped him get through a scoreless frame with just a single allowed.
Blake Treinen, Cartoonish Sweepers. 😮 pic.twitter.com/zy6aOJQ4wm
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 27, 2026
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The bats then put distance between them and the D-backs in their half of the 7th, as Shohei Ohtani got hit by a pitch and Kyle Tucker followed with his first hit as a Dodger, a double in the gap for a run. Mookie Betts followed that with a single to make it a pair.
Kyle Tucker’s first @Dodgers hit is an RBI double! pic.twitter.com/KZR1uBuzJM
— MLB (@MLB) March 27, 2026
Mookie Betts adds on another run with a single back up the middle. pic.twitter.com/OCZb6CwxlZ
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) March 27, 2026
Later, Will Smith crushed a two-run shot to make it a four-run rally and an 8-2 lead.
Will Smith launches one out for a 4-run @Dodgers inning! pic.twitter.com/QiG3Nt8igx
— MLB (@MLB) March 27, 2026
That would eventually be the final because Will Klein entered in the 8th and took just nine pitches to slam the door as he looked sharper than ever.
Uh-oh, Will Klein can land his off-speed. pic.twitter.com/dFrEiA9Iu9
— Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) March 27, 2026
the aura holy shit 😭 pic.twitter.com/9BYUeqvil0
— Shohei Harrington Szn 2025 (@TOutmanSzn) March 27, 2026
Then Tanner Scott slammed the door in a Yamamoto start.
THEY’RE GOING UNDEFEATED
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— Chad Moriyama (@chadmoriyama.bsky.social) March 26, 2026 at 5:10 PM
It’s happening.
Tanner Scott 1, 2, 3, inning!!! #DdogersWin 8-2 #Dodgers #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/gTphnw7iNw
— Dodgers_After_Duty (@msalas24) March 27, 2026
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The same two teams and the same place tomorrow, but at 4:10 PM HT/7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET on MLB Network. It’ll be Emmet Sheehan in something that’s probably more like his last Spring Training start, and he’ll be up against Ryne Nelson.
Miguel Rojas said Shohei Ohtani gifted all his teammates a watch, with a note that said “Let’s three-peat.”
“That watch, we’re going to keep it forever, and we always going to remember that the best player in the world gave us a watch for 2026 Opening Day.”
— Maddie Lee (@maddie_m_lee) March 26, 2026
Here’s what it looked like on Peacock. https://t.co/JImHGRdN0y pic.twitter.com/occYMolkMj
— Sports TV News & Updates (@TVSportsUpdates) March 27, 2026
