Twitter Punches Its Opening Day Ticket

The social network and the league teamed up on hashtag-triggered emojis for all 30 clubs, which can be seen here:

Twitter also revealed its “starting lineup,” made up of the most-mentioned players, by position:

• Pitcher: Yu Darvish
• Catcher: Gary Sanchez
• First base: Anthony Rizzo
• Second base: Jose Altuve
• Third base: Kris Bryant
• Shortstop: Didi Gregorius
• Outfield: Giancarlo Stanton
• Outfield: Aaron Judge
• Outfield: Mike Trout

The most-mentioned MLB players who switched teams this offseason, along with their new teams, were:

1. Stanton, New York Yankees
2. Darvish, Chicago Cubs
3. Andrew McCutchen, San Francisco Giants
4. J.D. Martinez, Boston Red Sox
5. Jake Arrieta, Philadelphia Phillies
6. Gerrit Cole, Houston Astros
7. Eric Hosmer, San Diego Padres
8. Adrian Gonzalez, New York Mets
9. Evan Longoria, Giants
10. Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers

The players with the most Twitter followers entering the 2018 season are:

1. Trout, 2.49 million
2. Gonzalez, 2.06 million
3. Darvish, 2 million
4. Justin Verlander, 1.89 million
5. David Price, 1.81 million

And the most-followed teams are:

1. Yankees, 3.31 million
2. Cubs, 2.47 million
3. Toronto Blue Jays, 2.24 million
4. Los Angeles Dodgers, 2.03 million
5. Red Sox, 2 million