The Cubs are hoping the addition of All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker helps get them back to the playoffs for the first time since 2020.

Opening Day is here, and the Arizona Diamondbacks will host the Chicago Cubs for the first game of the season for the D-backs. The Cubs are already 0-2, having dropped both game in Tokyo against the Dodgers earlier this month.

What time is the Cubs vs DBacks MLB game? What channel is it on? How to watch Chicago vs Arizona MLB Opening Day 2025 game Thursday, March 27, 2025.

While the Chicago Cubs got their season underway over a week ago against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan, the rest of Major League Baseball got the 2025 season started Thursday on traditional Opening Day.

It's Opening Day for MLB teams in 2025! Here is the full schedule, plus weekend game times and TV info for the Cubs, Cardinals and White Sox.

A week after the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers swept an opening two-game series over the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo, 26 other teams get underway Thursday on opening day in the U.S. and Canada.