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Which MLB teams have named their Opening Day starting pitcher?

Which MLB teams have named their Opening Day starting pitcher?

MLB Rail

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By: Zach Thompson

After a great start to the regular season with the Tokyo Series, Major League Baseball gets the bulk of the season underway on Thursday, March 27. Throughout the day, 28 of the 30 MLB teams are scheduled to be in action, with only the Rockies and Rays not playing Thursday. They’ll begin their season Friday in Tampa at George Steinbrenner Field.

Looking forward to what should be an awesome day of baseball from across the league, here is a rundown of which teams have named their Opening Day starting pitcher and where they’re scheduled to start the season.

American League

Blue Jays: Jose Berrios vs. Orioles
Orioles: Zach Eflin at Blue Jays
Red Sox: Garrett Crochet at Rangers
Rays: Ryan Pepiot vs. Rockies
Yankees: Carlos Rodon vs. Brewers

Guardians: Tanner Bibee at Royals
Royals: Cole Ragans vs. Guardians
Tigers: Tarik Skubal at Dodgers
Twins: Pablo Lopez at Cardinals
White Sox: Sean Burke vs. Angels

Angels: Yusei Kikuchi at White Sox
Astros: Framber Valdez vs Mets
Athletics: Luis Severino at Mariners
Mariners: Logan Gilbert vs. Athletics
Rangers: Nathan Eovaldi vs. Red Sox

National League

Braves: Chris Sale at Padres
Marlins: Sandy Alcantara vs. Pirates
Mets: Clay Holmes at Astros
Nationals: MacKenzie Gore vs. Phillies
Phillies: Zack Wheeler at Nationals

Brewers: Freddy Peralta at Yankees
Cardinals: Sonny Gray vs. Twins
Cubs: Shota Imanaga vs. Dodgers (played March 18)
Pirates: Paul Skenes at Marlins
Reds: Hunter Greene vs. Giants

Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen vs. Cubs
Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto at Cubs (played March 18)
Giants: Logan Webb at Reds
Padres: Michael King vs. Braves
Rockies: Kyle Freeland at Rays

Zach Thompson
Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.
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