Predicting the Texas Rangers' 2024 Opening Day lineup

Thursday will bring out a lot of emotions for Texas Rangers fans attending Opening Day at Globe Life Field against the Chicago Cubs. Seeing that World Series Champions banner unveiled will be a moment everyone will remember forever, thanks especially to Corey Seager's clutch ninth-inning homer.

It was shortly after that Adolis Garcia would walk it off in the 10th inning to send fans into a frenzy. I remember crying after Garcia jumped on home plate to complete the comeback. That was when most fans knew the Rangers were about to walk away with the title.

The last time the Rangers were at Globe Life Field, they celebrated winning their first World Series title in franchise history. It's been the shortest offseason in franchise history, and fans can't wait to help the Rangers run it back in search of back-to-back titles.

We're just days away from seeing our favorite players take the field, and here's what we think manager Bruce Bochy has cooking.

Predicting the Texas Rangers' 2024 Opening Day lineup

SP: Nathan "Houdini" Eovaldi

It's already been confirmed by Bochy that Nathan Eovaldi will be the starting pitcher on Thursday night against the Cubs. Eovaldi will forever be remembered as the pitcher who got the Rangers out of bases-loaded situations in the playoffs last season.

He finished with a 2.63 ERA and 13 strikeouts during the playoffs. He even received the nickname "Houdini" from the play-by-play announcers. He deserves the honor of starting on Opening Night for helping the Rangers make franchise history in 2023.