With the season beginning on Wednesday, Yahoo Sports' baseball experts make their picks for what's to come in 2026.

Welcome to The Show, JJ Wetherholt. The Cardinals' top prospect -- also baseball's No. 5 overall prospect, per MLB Pipeline -- has made St. Louis' Opening Day roster, president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom told reporters on Monday.

Paul Skenes and Pittsburgh Pirates Visit Juan Soto and New York Mets this Thursday, March 26, at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

The Detroit Tigers need to make their Opening Day roster decision about top prospect Kevin McGonigle before Thursday's game vs. the San Diego Padres.

From Jacob Misiorowski to Joe Ryan, there are many takeaways, both positive and negative, to come from the announcement of Opening Day starters.

The World Baseball Classic helped put baseball front and center on the national stage earlier than usual, and now it's time for the true start of the 2026 season later this week.

The former MVP isn’t done yet. After a strong spring, Andrew McCutchen has earned a spot on the Rangers Opening Day roster.

The Boston Red Sox made a stunning roster decision, finalizing the Opening Day status of rookie lefty Connelly Early.

At the beginning of spring training, the club gave Carson Benge the runway to win the job of starting rightfielder. With what he showed in his first big-league camp after starting last season with High-A Brooklyn,