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In 204 days, two teams will face off in the World Series. Until then, fans can dream about their team winning it all, as Major League Baseball's regular season gets going. St. Louis and Chicago played the first game Sunday night; the Cubs lost, 3-0.


Along with that loss, Chicago's fans also endured restroom wait times of up to 30 minutes. Blaming the problem on at least two bathrooms being closed, the club has apologized, 

 says.
Monday's games will start just after 1 p.m. ET and continue well into the night, as 28 teams play (you can follow the scores on 

).
Other than Opening Day, the big news in baseball today is the late trade between the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves, who 

 and another player to San Diego in exchange for four players and a draft pick.


Fans of the Washington Nationals and Seattle Mariners are hoping their teams deliver on high expectations that they'll play deep into this year's postseason. Meanwhile, fans in St. Louis, Baltimore, and Los Angeles are primed for their home teams to win big.

Of course, amid all the expectations, we should all bear in mind that two wild-card teams played in last year's World Series.


In terms of individual players, the Toronto Blue Jays have two exciting young players in 

pitcher Daniel Norris and center fielder Dalton Pompey

. The Cubs have a trio of budding stars in outfielder Jorge Soler, second baseman Javier Baez, and third baseman Kris Bryant, who 

 are looking forward to watching the Red Sox' outfielder/second baseman Mookie Betts, 22, get more playing time in 2015.
Opening Day often brings surprises. But ESPN analyst Tim Kurkjian tells 


People around baseball will also be watching the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros this year, in part because of their innovative approaches to the game. From the 


Here are some key dates for this season, from 

Sports

In 204 days, two teams will face off in the World Series. Until then, fans can dream about their team winning it all, as Major League Baseball's season gets going.

Opening day: Baseball season starts in earnest

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