Dodgers facing Diamondbacks on MLB Opening Day – NBC Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Dodgers are back on the calendar.

MLB regular-season action is getting underway for every team on Opening Day, with the reigning champions aiming to start 1-0.

Los Angeles is hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks in an early NL West matchup. Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-run homer off Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the top of the fourth to seize a 2-0 lead.

Yamamoto is the starter on the mound for L.A., while Zac Gallen is Arizona’s first pitcher. Shohei Ohtani is leading the way at DH.

The game is available to watch on NBC and Peacock.

This is a developing story and will be updated as the game progresses.

Thousands of fans began arriving at Dodger Stadium hours before the first game of the season. Eliana Moreno reports from NewsChopper4 at 4 p.m. on March 26, 2026.