It’s the first "getaway day" of the new MLB season, which means MLB player props to bet on all day long.
My best bets include a pair of strikeout props, one for Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is primed to pitch a gem against the Guardians.
That and more MLB picks for Wednesday, April 1.
Best MLB player props today
| Player | Pick | Odds |
|---|---|---|
 Sandy Alcantara |
Over 5.5 strikeouts | -106 |
 Kazuma Okamoto |
Over 0.5 RBI | +130 |
 Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
Over 6.5 strikeouts | -106 |
Sandy Alcantara Over 5.5 strikeouts (-106)
Sandy Alcantara looked a little more like his old self in his first start of the season. Now, the Miami Marlins ace will try to carry that momentum into start No. 2 when he takes the ball against the Chicago White Sox.
Alcantara allowed just one unearned run on four hits while striking out five in a matchup against the Colorado Rockies, and today he gets to face one of the more free-swinging teams in baseball.
The White Sox have hit a bunch of home runs to start the season, but that swing-for-the-fences mentality also means a lot of strikeouts. Chicago is getting punched out a whopping 35.9% of the time so far this season.
Alcantara should work deep into this game, giving him plenty of opportunities to top this modest number.
- Time: 1:10 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: CHSN, Marlins.TV
Kazuma Okamoto Over 0.5 RBI (+130)
People aren’t paying enough attention to how good Kazuma Okamoto’s bat is going to play in the big leagues. The former NPB star has a great swing path, which creates an impressive exit velocity, and we’ve seen that in his early at-bats with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Okamoto has at least one hit in each of his first five games with the Jays and enters today’s game against the Colorado Rockies with a .300 average, a .991 OPS, two home runs, and three RBI.
Now, he gets a matchup with Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. The left-hander has been in the Bottom 13% in expected ERA and Bottom 8% in expected batting average each of the last four seasons.
Okamoto’s propensity to take the ball to all fields makes him a tough out for Freeland, and with him being in the middle of the Jays' lineup, I love him to drive in another run.
- Time: 1:07 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: Rockies.TV, Sportsnet
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Over 6.5 strikeouts (-106)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto picked up right where he left off last season, opening the 2026 MLB campaign by allowing two runs on five hits and striking out six over six innings in a matchup against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Tonight, the Los Angeles Dodgers ace takes the ball against the Cleveland Guardians in the rubber. The 27-year-old is coming off a year where he ranked in the 89th percentile in strikeout rate, and there’s no reason to think he won’t keep that up against the Guardians.
Cleveland’s lineup has been a little more exciting with a little more pop thanks to Chase DeLauter’s hot start, but it’s also meant more strikeouts. The Guardians enter this game with the third-highest K-rate in baseball at 29.5%.
Yamamoto looks like one of the best pitchers in the world, and should be able to go deep enough to cover this number.
- Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: CleGuardians.TV, SNLA
- Prop picks: 6-4, +1.87 units
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