New faces in new places: Stars making ballpark debuts in ’23

With the brand new balanced schedule in 2023, every group will likely be taking part in one another group a minimum of as soon as in the course of the common season. That will make for some thrilling new faces in new locations as many MLB stars make their debuts in ballparks they’ve by no means performed in earlier than.

Here’s a have a look at among the most notable names coming to a ballpark close to you for the primary time:

Blue Jays (Rogers Centre)
Fernando Tatis Jr. (July 18-20), Jacob deGrom (Sept. 11-14), Austin Riley and Max Fried (May 12-14)
Tatis will make his first Major League journey north of the border and Toronto followers will get an in-person have a look at his electrical all-around expertise. It’s uncommon {that a} pitcher of deGrom’s caliber and size of time in MLB sees a Major League ballpark for the primary time, however with him switching leagues after 9 years within the National League, that is the case right here. And each Riley and Fried, younger stars on a powerhouse Atlanta membership, may also step onto the Rogers Centre turf for the primary time.

Orioles (Camden Yards)
Clayton Kershaw (July 17-19), Jazz Chisholm (July 14-16), Kodai Senga (Aug. 4-6)
That Kershaw has but to take the mound at Camden Yards is fairly stunning on condition that the three-time Cy Young Award winner has been within the Majors for 15 years. It’ll be thrilling for Baltimore followers to lastly get to see the longer term Hall of Famer take the ball if he does, certainly, pitch in the course of the Dodgers’ July go to. The Dodgers collection will likely be instantly preceded by a go to from Chisholm and the Marlins. And about three weeks later, the Mets come to city with Senga, for whom each ballpark he units foot in will likely be new territory after the right-hander spent 11 seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball group.

Rays (Tropicana Field)
Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (Sept. 19-21), Corbin Burnes (May 19-21), Will Smith (May 26-28)
If you’re within the Tampa space, mark your calendar. You may simply get an opportunity to see Ohtani take the mound in late September — Ohtani has loved his visits to Tropicana Field earlier than, hitting .356 with three homers in 45 profession at-bats there, however he’s by no means pitched in that venue. Another large arm involves city in late May, with the 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner, Burnes, and his Brewers scheduled to go to. And Smith, the Dodgers’ slugging catcher, is available in with Los Angeles just a few days later.

Red Sox (Fenway Park)
Clayton Kershaw (Aug. 25-27), Sandy Alcantara (June 27-29), Ke’Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz (April 3-5)
Kershaw has by no means taken the mound at Fenway? That’s proper, so it’s going to be fairly a second if his flip to pitch comes in the course of the Dodgers’ go to to Boston in late August. Alcantara, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, and the Marlins are slated to go to Fenway in late June, and the thrilling younger duo of Hayes and Cruz are scheduled to take the sector on the venerable ballpark within the second house collection of the season for the Red Sox.

Yankees (Yankee Stadium)
Julio Rodríguez (June 20-22), Fernando Tatis Jr. (May 26-28), Corbin Burnes (Sept. 8-10)
J-Rod missed the Mariners’ collection within the Bronx final August as a result of he was harm. But what a second it will likely be for the reigning AL Rookie of the Year and some of the thrilling younger skills within the sport to expire to middle subject at Yankee Stadium this June. Speaking of elite younger skills, Tatis taking over the Yankees within the Bronx? Yes, please. Burnes and the Brewers will likely be underneath the brilliant lights and massive stage of Yankee Stadium in early September.

Guardians (Progressive Field)
Jacob deGrom (Sept. 15-17), Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (May 12-14), Austin Riley (July 3-5)
deGrom will likely be making his debut in lots of AL ballparks now that he’s with Rangers after spending the primary 9 seasons of his profession with the Mets, and Cleveland might get an opportunity to see him take the mound in mid-September. Ohtani has actually appeared at Progressive Field earlier than, and he’ll convey a .262 batting common with a pair of homers in 11 video games on the venue together with him in mid-May. But he’s by no means pitched there, and that might occur for the primary time this season. Riley will get his first likelihood to do harm on the plate in Cleveland when Atlanta visits in early July.

Royals (Kauffman Stadium)
Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (June 16-18), Max Fried (April 14-16), Hunter Greene (June 12-14)
Ohtani apparently likes Kauffman Stadium — in any case, he’s a profession .387 hitter with two homers in eight video games there. But he’s by no means taken the mound in that ballpark, and that might occur when the Angels go to Kansas City in mid-June. Just earlier than the Angels collection at Kauffman, the Reds come to city with flame-throwing right-hander Hunter Greene and his fastball that has touched 104 mph. Fried, for whom it appears solely a matter of time earlier than he wins a Cy Young Award, is available in with the Braves within the Royals’ third house collection of the season.

Tigers (Comerica Park)
Fernando Tatis Jr. (July 21-23), Pete Alonso (May 2-4), Ronald Acuña Jr. (June 12-14)
When the Padres go to Detroit simply after the All-Star break, it’ll be an amazing matchup between thrilling shortstops Tatis and Javier Baez. Alonso will take goal on the Comerica seats for the primary time when the Mets come to the Motor City in early May, and Acuña will do the identical about six weeks later.

Twins (Target Field)
Jacob deGrom (Aug. 24-27), Fernando Tatis Jr. (May 9/11), Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki (May 12-14)
deGrom’s introduction to AL parks will proceed in Minnesota when the Rangers come to Target Field in late August. Tatis and the Padres will go to the Twin Cities in early May, with the Cubs proper on their heels. There will likely be many firsts for Swanson now that he’s a Cub, and one in all them will likely be taking part in at Target Field. Suzuki’s rookie season was restricted as a consequence of accidents final yr, but when he’s wholesome this season, he’s a candidate to have a breakout season on the plate.

White Sox (Guaranteed Rate Field)
Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (May 29-31), Fernando Tatis Jr. (Sept. 29-Oct. 1), J.T. Realmuto (April 17-19)
Here’s one other occasion during which Ohtani will attempt to replicate his success on the plate whereas on the mound for the primary time in a specific ballpark — after hitting .280 with three homers in 13 video games on the South Side of Chicago, the two-way famous person will look to stifle White Sox bats if his flip within the rotation comes up when the Angels come to city in late May. Tatis and the Padres go to the South Side for the final collection of the common season, and Realmuto is scheduled to take his spot behind the plate for the primary time at Guaranteed Rate Field when his Phillies play the White Sox early within the season.

Angels (Angel Stadium)
Jacob deGrom (May 5-7, Sept. 25-27), Sandy Alcantara (May 26-28), Ke’Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz (July 21-23)
deGrom vs. Ohtani for the primary time? That’s what we’d get if deGrom takes the mound at Angel Stadium for the primary time in his profession in early May. If he doesn’t begin in that collection, the Halos will once more host the Rangers in late September. Another elite right-hander might pitch at Angel Stadium for the primary time when Alcantara and the Marlins go to in late May, and with the Bucs on the town simply after the All-Star break, Hayes and Cruz could have the possibility to show their large abilities on the left aspect of the infield at this venue for the primary time.

Astros (Minute Maid Park)
Jacob deGrom (April 14-16, July 24-26), Seiya Suzuki (May 15-17), Hunter Greene (June 16-18)
Be positive to circle this one in your calendar — deGrom not solely might take the mound at Minute Maid Park for the primary time when the Rangers go to Houston in mid-April, but when he does, he’ll be going through the Astros for the primary time, too. The Rangers may also play in Houston once more in late July. Suzuki and the Cubs come to city in mid-May, and a couple of month later, Greene and his unbelievable fastball will likely be on the town when the Reds are available for 3 video games.

Athletics (Oakland Coliseum)
Juan Soto (Sept. 15-17), Max Fried (May 29-31), Kyle Schwarber (June 16-18)
Arguably the sport’s greatest hitter, Soto is scheduled to make his first look on the Oakland Coliseum when the A’s host the Padres in mid-September. When the Braves come to city in late May, Fried could also be taking the mound on the Coliseum for the primary time. And 2022 NL house run chief Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies are slated to play there in mid-June.

Mariners (T-Mobile Park)
Sandy Alcantara (June 12-14), Ke’Bryan Hayes and Oneil Cruz (May 26-28), Noah Syndergaard (Sept. 15-17)
The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to go to T-Mobile Park together with his Marlins in mid-June, and he might find yourself making his first profession begin within the Pacific Northwest. Hayes, Cruz and the Pirates are on the town in late May and Syndergaard might make a begin in Seattle for the primary time in his seven-year profession when the Dodgers play the Mariners in mid-September.

Rangers (Globe Life Field)
Aaron Nola (March 30-April 2), Michael Harris II (May 15-17), Sandy Alcantara (Aug. 4-6)
Fresh off serving to the Phillies win the NL pennant, Nola will get his 2023 marketing campaign began in Arlington when Philadelphia opens the season at Globe Life Field. Harris, the reigning NL Rookie of the Year, and the Braves are scheduled to go to in mid-May, and Alcantara will proceed the protection of his NL Cy Young Award throughout an early-August go to by the Marlins.

Braves (Truist Park)
Julio Rodríguez (May 19-21), Dylan Cease (July 14-16), Mike Trout (July 31-Aug. 2)
The J-Rod Show is scheduled to make its solution to Atlanta when the Mariners play the Braves at Truist Park in late May. Cease, who had a breakout marketing campaign with a runner-up end within the AL Cy Young Award race final yr, is ready to go to Truist Park for the primary time when the White Sox come to city proper after the All-Star break. And whereas Trout has performed three video games in opposition to the Braves in Atlanta earlier than, these got here at Turner Field, the predecessor of the membership’s present house ballpark.

Mets (Citi Field)
Shohei Ohtani (Aug. 25-27), Wander Franco (May 16-18), Dylan Cease and Tim Anderson (July 18-20)
While Ohtani has performed at Yankee Stadium, he has but to face within the batter’s field or on the pitcher’s mound underneath the brilliant lights of Citi Field. That is ready to alter when the Angels go to Queens in late August. Franco, the Rays’ phenom shortstop, is slated to play at Citi Field when Tampa Bay involves city in mid-May. Cease and Anderson are scheduled to make their first journey to Citi Field simply after the All-Star break.

Marlins (loanDepot Park)
Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Peña and Kyle Tucker (Aug. 14-16), Wander Franco (Aug. 29-30), Bobby Witt Jr. (June 5-7)
The younger Astros trio, contemporary off a World Series championship, is scheduled to make its loanDepot Park debut in mid-August. Franco has confronted the Marlins, however by no means in Miami — he and the Rays are scheduled to resume the Citrus Series at Tropicana Field in July, after which they’ll meet once more in late August. Witt and the Royals are on the town in early June.

Nationals (Nationals Park)
Masataka Yoshida (Aug. 15-17), Dylan Cease (Sept. 18-20), Shane Bieber (April 14-16)
Yoshida, after all, will likely be making his debut at each ballpark he performs on this season, however he and the Red Sox will go to the nation’s capital for the primary time since being swept by the Nats within the last three video games of the 2021 common season. Cease and the White Sox come to D.C. in late September, and Bieber might get his first likelihood to take the mound at Nationals Park when Cleveland goes to Washington in mid-April.

Phillies (Citizens Bank Park)
Julio Rodríguez (April 25-27), Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (Aug. 28-30), Carlos Correa (Aug. 11-13)
Rodríguez and the Mariners will go to Philadelphia in late April, marking the primary time J-Rod will play at Citizens Bank Park. Ohtani has appeared in three video games there up to now, however by no means on the mound. That might change when the Angels head to Philadelphia in late August. Correa is scheduled to make his first journey to Citizens Bank Park when the Twins come to city in August.

Brewers (American Family Field)
Shohei Ohtani (April 28-30), Justin Verlander (April 3-5), Rafael Devers (April 21-23)
It’s going to be an enormous month of April for Milwaukee followers. They’ll get their first likelihood to see Ohtani in particular person when the Brewers host the Reds, three-time Cy Young Award winner and future Hall of Famer Verlander when the Mets come to city, and the most effective younger stars within the sport in Devers when the Red Sox go to American Family Field.

Cardinals (Busch Stadium)
Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (May 2-4), Jeremy Peña and Kyle Tucker (June 27-29), Alek Manoah (March 30-April 2)
Ohtani has hit at Busch Stadium, however solely in three at-bats — he went 1-for-3 with a single. He might take the mound in that ballpark for the primary time when the Angels play the Cardinals there in early May. Peña, Tucker and the Astros are slated to go to in late June. Manoah, who completed third in AL Cy Young Award voting final yr, and his Blue Jays are scheduled to open the common season in St. Louis.

Cubs (Wrigley Field)
Julio Rodríguez (April 10-12), Bobby Witt Jr. (Aug. 18-20), Shane Bieber (June 30-July 2)
The J-Rod Show is ready to go to the “friendly confines” on the North Side of Chicago when the Mariners pay a go to for 3 video games in early April. Witt and the Royals are on the schedule for 3 video games in August, and Bieber — nonetheless within the Minors when Cleveland met Chicago within the 2016 World Series — and the Guardians will likely be on the town on the finish of June.

Pirates (PNC Park)
Yordan Alvarez, Jeremy Peña and Kyle Tucker (April 10-12), Nestor Cortes (Sept. 15-17), Kevin Kiermaier (May 5-7)
Houston’s younger trio seems right here once more because the Astros play at stunning PNC Park in an early-April go to. Cortes will look to supply an encore after a breakout 2022 marketing campaign, and that tour will cease in Pittsburgh when the Yanks come to the Steel City in mid-September. And Kiermaier, who’s been within the massive leagues for a decade, will likely be making his first journey to PNC Park in early May.

Reds (Great American Ball Park)
Julio Rodríguez (Sept. 4-6), Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette (Aug. 18-20), Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton (Sept. 18-20)
J-Rod, Vladdy, Bo, Correa and Buxton make Great American Ballpark an amazing place to be for first-time star energy in 2023. The Jays are headed to the Queen City in mid-August, whereas the Mariners and Twins observe them into city in September.

D-backs (Chase Field)
Julio Rodríguez (July 28-30), Adley Rutschman (Sept. 1-3), Yordan Alvarez (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
Two of the brightest younger stars to make their MLB debuts final season are going to make their manner by way of Phoenix in 2023, with J-Rod and the Mariners set to play the D-backs at Chase Field in late July and Rutschman main the Orioles into city to open the month of September. To shut out the common season, Arizona followers will get to see the defending World Series champs and 2022 AL MVP finalist Alvarez.

Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)
Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (July 7-8), Jeremy Peña (June 23-25), Alek Manoah (July 24-26)
Ohtani has, after all, performed at Dodger Stadium as a part of the Freeway Series, however he hasn’t but pitched there. Peña, in the meantime, wasn’t round for the Astros-Dodgers battles of yesteryear, so the 2022 AL Championship Series and World Series MVP will likely be making his Dodger Stadium debut when Houston visits Chavez Ravine in June. And whereas Manoah technically has taken the mound on the venerable ballpark, that was finally yr’s All-Star Game. If he begins when the Blue Jays are on the town in late July, it’ll be his first within the common season at Dodger Stadium.

Giants (Oracle Park)
Julio Rodríguez (July 3-5), Adley Rutschman (June 2-4), Wander Franco (Aug. 14-16)
There may very well be some fireworks when J-Rod and the M’s go to San Francisco from July 3-5. Rutschman, who’s already being in comparison with Giants legend Buster Posey, is scheduled to make his Oracle Park debut behind the plate when Baltimore visits in early June. Franco’s Rays are scheduled to go to the town by the Bay in mid-August.

Padres (Petco Park)
Shohei Ohtani, as a pitcher (July 3-5), Wander Franco (June 16-18), Adley Rutschman (Aug. 14-16)
Speaking of fireworks over the Fourth of July, what if Ohtani takes the mound at Petco for the primary time in opposition to the likes of Soto, Tatis, Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts? Franco is scheduled to make his Petco Park debut when the Rays go to in mid-June, and Rutschman is ready to observe when the O’s come to city in mid-August.

Rockies (Coors Field)
Aaron Judge (July 14-16), Bo Bichette (Sept. 1-3), Byron Buxton (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
Judge, coming off his AL-record-breaking season with 62 homers final yr, is lastly scheduled to step into the batter’s field on the most hitter-friendly park within the Majors when the Yankees journey to the Mile High City in July. Bichette is ready to make his regular-season debut at Coors Field, the place his father Dante slugged homers as a member of the Blake Street Bombers within the Nineties. And Buxton will get to indicate off his elite protection within the spacious outfield of Coors, one which has baffled one of the best of middle fielders up to now, when the Twins shut out the common season in Colorado.