MLB Opening Day starters: Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and varied aces who will pitch in openers

The 2020 MLB season will be unlike any varied season in baseball history. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the season to be shortened to 60 games, and there will be a universal designated hitter and an additional-innings tiebreaker rule. The postseason layout is unchanged, so that can watch familiar. No longer noteworthy else will though.

MLB will originate the season with two nationally televised games on July 23, with the broken-down league-wide Opening Day following on July 24. Since Summer Camp opened July 1, some groups across the league accept as true with launched their Opening Day starter, and the rest will attain so between now and the season opener. Right here is the all-time Opening Day originate leaderboard:

1. Tom Seaver: 16 occupation Opening Day starts
2. Steve Carlton: 14
3. Jack Morris: 14
4. Randy Johnson: 14
5. Walter Johnson: 14

Easiest 13 others accept as true with made double-digit Opening Day starts. It’s an honor — the Opening Day starter is the crew’s ace — but, within the gargantuan plot of issues, Opening Day is simply correct yet another recreation. It capacity fair correct as noteworthy as the assorted 161 games, or, in 2020’s case, the assorted 59 games. 

We’re going to relief tune of every crew’s Opening Day starter true here as they’re launched. Be sure you test relief in total for updates.