How to watch Orioles opening day: First pitch, TV, weather and more
Here’s what you need to know about opening day of the 2024 MLB season between the Orioles and Los Angeles Angels.
First pitch: 3:05 p.m. Thursday
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Forecast: Steady rain in the morning, with showers continuing in the afternoon but mostly tapering off by 3 p.m. High around 53 degrees. Winds 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Starting pitchers: Orioles RHP Corbin Burnes (10-8, 3.39 ERA in 2023) vs. Angels LHP Patrick Sandoval (7-13, 4.11 ERA in 2023)
Lineups: TBA
Pregame festivities
The gates will open at noon, three hours before first pitch. Parking lots will open at 11 a.m. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats or to tune to MASN by 2:20 p.m. to enjoy the pregame festivities.
- National anthem: The Morgan State University Choir will perform the national anthem from the sod farm before the game. A soloist from the choir will also perform “God Bless America” from on top of the Orioles dugout during the seventh inning.
- Moment of silence: The Orioles will hold a moment of silence after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, honoring the victims and their families and sharing an appreciation for the city’s first responders.
- Flag drop: A 30-foot-by-42-foot flag from Fort McHenry will be lowered from the batter’s eye during the national anthem. The flag is a replica of the one that flew over Fort McHenry when Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
- Ceremonial first pitch: As an ode to new owner David Rubenstein, whose father was a postal worker, the Orioles will welcome Aubree Singletary, the daughter of a Baltimore City postal worker, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game. Cal Ripken Jr., a Baseball Hall of Famer and member of the new ownership group, will catch the pitch. Singletary is a fourth grade student at Harlem Park Elementary/Middle School.
- Ceremonial “Play Ball”: Representatives of the new ownership group, including Rubenstein, Michael Arougheti, Mitchell Goldstein and Michael Smith, will yell the ceremonial “Play Ball” before the game.
- Birdland Community Hero: The Orioles will recognize Sara Artes, volunteer executive director of Corner Team Inc., an organization that she co-founded in 2017 to establish a safe space for her community’s sports, education, and leadership development.
- Giveaway: All fans in attendance will receive an Orioles rally towel.
And here’s how you could follow the game:
- TV: MASN (Kevin Brown, Jim Palmer, Ben McDonald, Rob Long)
- Radio: 97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AM (Geoff Arnold, Brett Hollander, Melanie Newman, Scott Garceau, Ben Wagner)
Pregame reading
- Orioles sale to David Rubenstein finalized after MLB approval
- Seeds of surprising Orioles sale were planted in July meeting of John Angelos and David Rubenstein
- Bits & Bites: New spots near Camden Yards to grab a beer or a snack on Opening Day
- 50 years of Orioles home openers: Meet the Maryland native on a streak
- In forum, incoming Orioles owner David Rubenstein shares priorities for organization
- Orioles sign 2B/OF Tony Kemp to major league deal
- Five things we learned from Orioles spring training
- National Bohemian returns to Camden Yards for first time since 2016
- Which Orioles logo are you? Discover the bird (or ‘B’) that suits you best.
- As Orioles celebrate 70 years in Baltimore, Jim Palmer binds their past to their present
- Peter Angelos’ baseball legacy is complicated. But the Orioles remaining in Baltimore is part of it. | ANALYSIS
- Orioles owner Peter Angelos dies at 94; he made ‘Baltimore a better place’
- Orioles icons Cal Ripken Jr., Jim Palmer, Buck Showalter, others remember late owner Peter Angelos
- Jackson Holliday is ready for the big leagues. The Orioles just aren’t ready to call him up yet. | ANALYSIS
- Orioles pitchers Kyle Bradish, John Means expected back ‘early in the first half of the season’ | NOTEBOOK
- Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday to begin season in minor leagues: ‘The right thing to do,’ Mike Elias says
- Orioles switch from Pepsi to Coke at Camden Yards
- The making of an ace: How Orioles’ Corbin Burnes became one of MLB’s best pitchers