Summer baseball is finally on the horizon with MLB slated to begin its delayed 2020 season (barring another COVID setback) July 23 when the reigning champion Washington Nationals host the New York Yankees for a three-game set in our nation’s capital. With anticipation building for baseball’s imminent return, now is as good a time as any to track which pitchers will be on the mound for Opening Day.
As of July 21, all 30 teams have announced their Opening Day starters. The Mets were the last holdout, waiting until Tuesday to tap reigning Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom (who had been battling back tightness) as their starter for Friday's opener against division-rival Atlanta. You can find the league's full contingent of Opening Day starters in the list below:
Arizona Diamondbacks: Madison Bumgarner (6th), July 24 at San Diego Padres
Atlanta Braves: Mike Soroka (1st OD start), July 24 at New York Mets
Baltimore Orioles: John Means (1st), July 24 at Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi (1st), July 24 vs. Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (1st), July 24 vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago White Sox: Lucas Giolito (1st), July 24 vs. Minnesota Twins
Cincinnati Reds: Sonny Gray (3rd), July 24 vs. Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians: Shane Bieber (1st), July 24 vs. Kansas City Royals
Colorado Rockies: German Marquez (1st), July 24 at Texas Rangers
Detroit Tigers: Matthew Boyd (1st), July 24 at Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros: Justin Verlander (12th), July 24 vs. Seattle Mariners
Kansas City Royals: Danny Duffy (3rd), July 24 at Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Angels: Andrew Heaney (1st), July 24 at Oakland Athletics
Los Angeles Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (9th), July 23 vs. San Francisco Giants
Miami Marlins: Sandy Alcantara (1st), July 24 at Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Brewers: Brandon Woodruff (1st), July 24 at Chicago Cubs
Minnesota Twins: Jose Berrios (2nd), July 24 at Chicago White Sox
New York Mets: Jacob deGrom (2nd), July 24 vs. Atlanta Braves
New York Yankees: Gerrit Cole (2nd), July 23 at Washington Nationals
Oakland Athletics: Frankie Montas (1st), July 24 vs. Los Angeles Angels
Philadelphia Phillies: Aaron Nola (3rd), July 24 vs. Miami Marlins
Pittsburgh Pirates: Joe Musgrove (1st), July 24 at St. Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres: Chris Paddack (1st), July 24 vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
San Francisco Giants: Johnny Cueto (5th), July 23 at Los Angeles Dodgers
Seattle Mariners: Marco Gonzales (2nd), July 24 at Houston Astros
St. Louis Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (1st), July 24 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Tampa Bay Rays: Charlie Morton (1st), July 24 vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Texas Rangers: Lance Lynn (1st), July 24 vs. Colorado Rockies
Toronto Blue Jays: Hyun-Jin Ryu (2nd), July 24 at Tampa Bay Rays
Washington Nationals: Max Scherzer (5th), July 23 vs. New York Yankees
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