Minor league opening day 2016: How to follow & watch Dodgers affiliates

Sure there is a major league game going on right now for the Dodgers, but it's also minor league opening day. Here is a quick primer on how to follow the games all season.

MiLB.tv is an option, and with it you get to watch a number of Triple-A Oklahoma City, Double-A Tulsa and Class-A Great Lakes games. It is $50 for the year, or if you bundle it with an MLB.tv subscription the cost comes down to $25. But even if you don't want to make that kind of investment, you can listen to most minor league games for free.

All four full-season Dodgers affiliates are in action on Thursday night, with a pair of major league players sprinkled in too, with Yasmani Grandal in Nashville and Howie Kendrick in Rancho Cucamonga on rehab assignments.

Here is how to follow the Dodgers minor league affiliates.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

Thursday, 4:35 p.m. PT at Nashville (A's) [Gameday | Local radio]

Opening day starter: Zach Lee

Twitter follows: @OKC_Dodgers | Play-by-play broadcaster Alex Freedman (@azfreedman) | The Oklahoman beat writer Jacob Unruh (@jacobunruh)

Double-A Tulsa

Thursday, 5:05 p.m. at Corpus Christi (Astros) [Gameday | Local radio]

Opening day starter: Chase De Jong

Twitter follows: @TulsaDrillers | Tulsa World beat writer Barry Lewis (@BarryLewisTW)

Class-A Rancho Cucamonga

Thursday, 7:05 p.m. vs. Inland Empire (Padres) [Box score | Local radio]

Opening day starter: Trevor Oaks

Twitter follows: @RCQuakes | Broadcast & media relations assistant Max Gun (@max_gun)

Class-A Great Lakes

Thursday, 4:05 p.m. at Lansing (Blue Jays) [Box score | Local radio]

Opening day starter: Michael Boyle

Twitter follows: @greatlakesloons | Play-by-play broadcaster Chris Vosters (@CJVosters) | Loons communications manager Matt DeVries (@DeVries_Matt) | MLive beat writer Hugh Bernreuter (@BernreuterHugh)