Typically, Major League Baseball reserves the first televised game of the regular season for the prior season's champions, and 2023 will be no different.
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The Astros' scheduled opening day matchup with the Chicago White Sox at Minute Maid Park on March 30, 2023, has now turned into a primetime affair that will exclusively air on ESPN, the network announced on Wednesday.
The video above is from the Astros' 2022 World Series championship parade.
The telecast begins at 6 p.m. CT with a one-hour "Baseball Tonight" program show, followed by the MLB Opening Night game.
The Astros' World Series banner-raising ceremony and festivities are airing within the telecast.
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The game is also video and audio streaming on the ESPN App. It will also be available on ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio.
Single-game tickets to the opening-day contest aren't on sale yet. For the moment, the only way to get in is through season ticket purchases.
ESPN is the sister network of ABC13.
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