Cubs @ Rangers: Game 1 Thread
The Chicago Cubs begin the 2024 season Thursday evening in Arlington Texas. The Cubs' recently bruised ace, Justin Steele, gets the Opening Day start following his second consecutive season as the Cubs' best pitcher. He'll face down the reigning World Series Champion Texas Rangers and their Opening Day starter, Nathan Eovaldi.
While the Rangers will be defending their title, the Cubs' will attempt to step forward as contenders in the NL Central. They raised and then dashed hopes with a midseason hot streak followed by a run of futility in 2023. For 2024, they brought back most of that same crew. Slotting Shota Imanaga into the rotation spot Marcus Stroman vacated and setting Michael Busch up to be the everyday first baseman are the most impactful roster additions they made. Craig Counsell also makes his debut as the Cubs' manager. Christopher Morel will get a chance to grow into the everyday third base job, hopeful to stop that revolving door. And ascendant young-ish pitchers Jordan Wicks, Jose Cuas, and Luke Little all get their chance to push the team to start 2024 after joining the major league squad late in 2023.
Join us at 6:45 pm central as the Chicago Cubs begin their work on the 2024 season.
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