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Bobby Shantz started their first Opening Day game on April 10, 1962, against the Chicago Cubs at Houston's Colt Stadium and was credited with the win. [4] In their first eight seasons, the Colt .45s / Astros used eight different Opening Day starters. In 1970, that streak ended when Larry Dierker made his second Opening Day start. [4]
For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth; writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins On Opening Day. [3] Many feel that the occasion represents a newness or a chance to forget last season, in that the 30 major league clubs and their millions of fans begin with 0-0 records.
The Opening Day starter is a tone-setter. What is your favorite MLB team's tone? Opening Day Starter Tiers: How excited every MLB fan base should be about their top pitcher [Video]
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It didn’t have the drama of the NCAA Tournament bracket release of two days earlier, but MLB held its own unveiling Tuesday by announcing the starting pitching matchups for all season openers.
To close out the show, Jake & Jordan give an update on how they did in their Opening Day starter draft competition. Spoiler alert, it wound up being very one-sided due to a terrible pick.
Nolan Ryan, shown with the Houston Astros, won three Opening Day starts for the Angels. Bert Blyleven was the Angels' Opening Day starting pitcher in 1990. Scott Schoeneweis, shown with the New York Mets, was the Angels' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2001. Two-way player Shohei Ohtani was the Angels' Opening Day starter in 2022.
From Jacob deGrom to Tommy Milone, we've ranked all 30 pitchers scheduled to start on opening day 2020.