{"id":65974,"date":"2024-01-28T20:35:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T01:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=65974"},"modified":"2024-01-28T20:35:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T01:35:34","slug":"60-days-away-mlb-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/01\/28\/60-days-away-mlb-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"60 Days Away From MLB Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 60 days until MLB Opening Day, which is exciting for fans, players, management, and MLB. Baseball season is just around the corner and the MLB offseason has without question not been what we expected. Many are still waiting to see where free agents are going to be landing and for many positions to be filled for offense and defense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">60 days until <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MLB<\/a> Opening Day <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yJy3ev5Kfy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yJy3ev5Kfy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 xCRYT0Nx (@xCRYT0Nx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xCRYT0Nx\/status\/1751671522568056928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Big Offseason Contracts<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ja\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=yamamo004yos&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a> \u00d7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ohtansh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u307e\u3060\u4f59\u3063\u3066\u307e\u3059\u304c\u8208\u5473\u3042\u308b\u65b9\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\u306d? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3bWkV15Blp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3bWkV15Blp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u306f\u3063\u3061 (@hachi_hawks21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hachi_hawks21\/status\/1751539740636332539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Two of the biggest offseason deals that were made was the LA Dodgers signing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ohtansh01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=yamamo004yos&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/a>. Ohtani&#8217;s contract calls for $2 million in yearly salary and $68 million deferred annually with no interest, to be paid in $68 million installments between 2034 and 2043. Yamamoto&#8217;s contract has salaries of $5 million this year, $10 million in 2025, and $12 million in 2026. He gets $26 million each in 2027, 2028, and 2029, He then gets $29 million in each of the following two seasons and $28 million from 2032-2035. But Ohtani&#8217;s contract is the biggest free-agent contract in MLB history.<\/p>\n<h3>Iconic MLB Opening Day Players in History<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willite01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ted Williams<\/a> was a .449 hitter in openers, with three home runs and fourteen runs batted in during fourteen games. Williams also recorded at least one hit in every MLB Opening Day game he appeared in. His first MLB Opening Day (April 20, 1939) was especially significant as he faced the rival New York Yankees and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gehrilo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lou Gehrig<\/a>, who played in his 2,123rd consecutive game.<\/p>\n<p>MLB Opening Day 1940 showcased high-quality pitching as Cleveland pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fellebo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Feller<\/a> and White Sox pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithed04.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eddie Smith<\/a> faced one another. Feller etched his name in the record books by throwing the only Opening Day no-hitter in MLB history.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aaronha01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hank Aaron<\/a> impressed fans at Riverfront Stadium with his first swing of the 1974 season. He earned his 714th career home run, which tied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ruthba01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Babe Ruth<\/a> on the all-time list.<\/p>\n<h3>Free Agents Who Remain Unsigned<\/h3>\n<p>Many free agents still have yet to sign with a team. Over 20 of the top 50 free agents are still contemplating where to play in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellico01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Bellinger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/snellbl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Snell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=montgjo01,montgo001jor&amp;search=Jordan+Montgomery&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Montgomery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kershcl01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clayton Kershaw<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/martijd02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.D. Martinez<\/a> are five noteworthy free agents who remain unsigned. Other players that remain unsigned include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Chapman<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/solerjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jorge Soler<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/turneju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Turner<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderti01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Anderson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nerishe01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hector Neris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanchga02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gary Sanchez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=taylomi01,taylor016mic,taylor021mic,taylor018mic,taylor015mic&amp;search=Michael+Taylor&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Taylor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/phamth01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy Pham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/u\/urshegi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gio Urshela<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ryuhy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyun Jin Ryu<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/choiji01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ji Man Choi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=coopega03,cooper007gar&amp;search=Garrett+Cooper&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garrett Cooper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=santaca01,santan005car&amp;search=Carlos+Santana&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Santana<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rosaram01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amed Rosario<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/solando01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-01-28_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donovan Solano<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Closing Statement<\/h3>\n<p>Aside from 60 days until MLB Opening Day, there are also only 12 days until pitchers and catchers report. Then, in 25 days, Spring Training games commence. As the baseball season and MLB Opening Day for 2024 inches closer, everyone knows that a new season means a fresh start, as well as an opportunity to gain momentum early on in the season. MLB Opening Day is a very exciting time for baseball fans and players and marks the start of a long baseball season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/69815923@N00\/4534661446\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opening Day Progressive Field<\/a>&#8221; by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/69815923@N00\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonnett<\/a>\u00a0is licensed under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/2.0\/?ref=openverse\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks 60 days until MLB Opening Day, which is exciting for fans, players, management, and MLB. Baseball season is just around the corner and the MLB offseason has without question not been what we expected. Many are still waiting to see where free agents are going to be landing and for many positions to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4831,"featured_media":65980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1071,35],"tags":[1517,910,97,1166,1130,2178,6553],"class_list":["post-65974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-news","tag-amed-rosario","tag-carlos-santana","tag-clayton-kershaw","tag-jordan-montgomery","tag-opening-day","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-yoshinobu-yamamoto"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}