Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani: Which MLB stars had the best starts on new teams on Opening Day?

The 2024 MLB regular season is underway! After a winter that was considered slower than Shaquille O'Neal on the Boston Celtics for most of the offseason, a flurry of moves hit our feeds as the end of spring training approached. Numerous big-name players find themselves on different squads as we start the year.

Guys like Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Corbin Burnes, Chris Sale, Josh Hader, J.D. Martinez, and Dylan Cease all find themselves on new squads as we approach April. But how did these superstars do in their regular season debuts? Athletes only get one chance to make a good first impression with their new teams, so here is how each of the offseason's biggest moves did in their 2024 season debuts.

MLB News: New Orioles ace Corbin Burnes dominates Angels on Opening Day

NYY OF Juan Soto

Yankees win 5-4 over Astros

• 1/3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K

LAD DH Shohei Ohtani

If you consider the Seoul Series the Dodgers debut for Ohtani then his line is as follows:

Dodgers win 5-2 over Padres

• 2/5, 1 RBI

If you consider March 28 as Ohtani's official debut, his line is as follows:

Dodgers win 7-1 over Cardinals

• 2/3, 1 2B, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K

LAD SP Tyler Glasnow

Dodgers win 7-1 over Cardinals

• 6.0 IP, W, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K

LAD OF Teoscar Hernandez

If you consider the Seoul Series the Dodgers debut for Hernandez then his line is as follows:

Dodgers win 5-2 over Padres

• 1/5, 2 R, 2 K

If you consider March 28 as Hernandez's official debut for Los Angeles, his line is as follows:

Dodgers win 7-1 over Cardinals

• 1/4, 1 2B, 1 R, 3 K

SF 3B Matt Chapman

Giants lose 6-4 to Padres

• 1/4, 1 K

SF OF Jorge Soler

Giants lose 6-4 to Padres

• 0/3, 1 BB, 1 K

BAL SP Corbin Burnes

Orioles win 11-3 over Angels

• 6.0 IP, W, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 11 K

CIN SP Frankie Montas

Reds win 8-2 over Nationals

• 6.0 IP, W, 0 R, 4 H, 4 K

2024 MLB predictions roundup: Experts pick World Series, playoffs, MVP, awards and more

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 MLB Opening Day: How did the biggest offseason additions do?