Plus: 1 cool fact for each Opening Day starter
Three pitchers, all in the Divisional Era (since 1969) have made Opening Day starts for five different teams. Who are they? |
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| Opening Day starts are special, whether it's a young pitcher getting his first chance in that spotlight or a veteran who has done it many times before. There's the excitement, the pageantry and the chance to help your team begin the season in style.
Each year, only 30 pitchers are honored with such an assignment, and now we know who will be in that select group for 2023, heading into the full slate of openers on March 30.
Eight Cy Young Award winners and 21 All-Star hurlers will take the mound. And five pitchers will take the mound on Opening Day in a debut performance with their new clubs. |
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Bigger bases have Daniel Vogelbach thinking hard about swiping his first bag. His manager is not so sure. |
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MLB Pipeline's fourth-ranked prospect always had a passion for baseball, even though several coaches along the way tried to sway him toward football and basketball. |
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"No moment is too big, I like to say," Randy Arozarena said. "I just go out there and play the game I know how to play. I really enjoyed the tournament and had a lot of fun." |
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When Japan's formidable pitching staff faced hitters, whether from the Major Leagues or from other countries and federations, they had Kan Ikeda to thank for the game plan. |
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Long after the Byron Buxtons and Carlos Correas of the world have played their innings, showered and driven home, these are the players who don nameless jerseys with absurd numbers suited more for football wide receivers than for baseball players. |
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MLB Network brings you Yankees vs. Phillies at 1 p.m. ET, D-backs vs. Mariners at 4, and Guardians vs. Rockies at 9:30. |
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