How To Watch Diamondbacks MLB Opening Day Contest Against Padres

PHOENIX, AZ — It's been 186 days since the last out of the Arizona Diamondbacks' abbreviated 2020 regular season.

The D-backs return to the diamond at 1:10 local time today, facing off against their NL West division rival, the San Diego Padres.

Two wily veterans will take the mound in the opener, with 13th year southpaw Madison Bumgarner starting for the D-backs.

The Padres will go with 10th year right-hander Yu Darvish, who's in his first year with the club after spending the last three seasons with the Chicago Cubs.

San Diego made the MLB postseason for the first time in 14 years a season ago and features a youthful roster full of up-and-coming players.

Chief among them is 22-year-old shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr., who is coming off his best season as an MLB player.

Tatis finished 2020 with the second-most home runs (20) in the National League, while placing fourth in the senior circuit in RBIs (45).

Next to Tatis Jr., on the left side of the Friars' infield is veteran third baseman, Manny Machado.

Machado is entering his ninth season in the majors, having belted 223 home runs and 1,268 hits in his career to-date.

The duo are joined by veterans like 1st baseman Eric Hosmer and outfielders Tommy Pham, Jurickson Profar and Wil Myers — all of whom played a major role in the Padres' postseason run a year ago.

The D-backs will start team veterans, like outfielders David Peralta and Ketel Marte, with 1st baseman Christian Walker and catcher Stephen Vogt returning to the desert in 2021.

Here's what you need to know if you plan on watching today's Opening Day contest:

How to Watch: Fox Sports Arizona will carry the contest locally, with ESPN+ (ESPN's paid streaming service) carrying the game outside of Southern California and Arizona. Fox Sports Arizona is channel 1073 on COX, 686 on DirecTV, 17 on Comcast and 1763 on Century Link Prism.

Who to Watch on San Diego: On the Padres, keep an eye on the aforementioned Tatis Jr., and Machado. Also keep an eye on whether Darvish, who is a four-time All Star, can find his groove on the mound in his Padres debut after posting a 15-14 win-loss record with the Cubs between 2018-20.

Who to Watch on Arizona: Walker led the D-backs in at-bats in 2020 and hit .271 in 57 games. Buckeye native and veteran outfielder Kole Calhoun led the D-backs in home runs a year ago, with 16, but is out indefinitely after tearing his meniscus.