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Sergio Romo's emergence as an opener popularized the practice in 2018.. In baseball, an opening pitcher, more frequently referred to as an opener, is a pitcher who specializes in getting the first outs in a game, before being replaced by a long reliever or a pitcher who would typically be a starting pitcher.
The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, [1] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. [2]
The 2021 season opened on Thursday, April 1. [30] The opening of the 2022 season, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 31, was delayed to Thursday, April 7 due to the 2021–22 lockout. [31] [32] The 2023 Major League Baseball season opened on Thursday, March 30. It was the first time since 1968 that all major league teams played and the ...
Seaver and Dwight Gooden hold the Mets' record for most Opening Day wins with six each. Al Jackson and Roger Craig share the worst winning percentage as the Opening Day starting pitcher with a record of 0–2. From 1968 through 1983, Mets' Opening Day starting pitchers went 16 consecutive years without a loss.
Phil Niekro was the Braves' Opening Day starting pitcher eight times, more than any other pitcher John Smoltz has made four Opening Day starts for the Braves. Tim Hudson was the Braves' 2013 Opening Day starting pitcher. Hudson also started in 2006 and 2008. Julio Teherán was the Braves' Opening Day starting pitcher from 2014 to 2019. Max Fried
The first game of the new baseball season for a team is played on Opening Day, and being named the Opening Day starter is an honor, which is often given to the player who is expected to lead the pitching staff that season, [1] though there are various strategic reasons why a team's best pitcher might not start on Opening Day. [2]
Hiroki Kuroda was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2009. Brad Penny was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2008. Orel Hershiser made four Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in the 1980s and 1990s. Chan Ho Park was the Dodgers' Opening Day starter in 2001. Hideo Nomo made two Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in 2003 and 2004.
[2] Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For MLB and most of the minor leagues, this day falls during the first week of April. 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]