A pair of veteran pitchers will debut for new teams Thursday when the Boston Red Sox host the Baltimore Orioles in an Opening Day matchup. Two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber is set for his first home start at Fenway Park, having joined the Red Sox in the offseason -- as his fifth team in as many seasons and third straight within the American League East alone. Kluber, 36, was 10-10 with a 4.34 ERA in 31 starts for Tampa Bay last season.
When it was initially scheduled, Navy at UMBC baseball was just another routine midweek, nonconference game between in-state schools located in close proximity. Thanks to the involvement of the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday night's contest now provides one of the highlights of the season for the Midshipmen and Retrievers. At the invitation of the Orioles, Navy and UMBC are playing at Camden Yards with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. This marks the third time the Midshipmen have played at Oriole Park, having previously hosted archrival Army for doubleheaders in 2006 and 2018.
As Spring Training comes to an end and Opening Day approaches on Thursday, the AL East is headlined by stars and has the potential to be the strongest division in the MLB. Last season, the New York Yankees finished atop the division with a 99-63 record. The Toronto Blue Jays (92-70) came in second, while the Tampa Bay Rays (86-76), Baltimore Orioles (83-79) and Boston Red Sox (78-84) followed. The division featured three teams in the 2022 postseason (Yankees, Blue Jays and Rays) which tied the NL East for the most playoff teams from a division.
No | Player | Pos |
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45 | P | |
43 | P | |
53 | P | |
74 | P | |
39 | P | |
54 | P | |
P | ||
48 | P | |
71 | P | |
60 | P | |
19 | P | |
34 | P | |
64 | P | |
47 | P | |
58 | P | |
55 | P | |
51 | P | |
68 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
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27 | C | |
35 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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12 | 2B | |
2 | 3B | |
3 | SS | |
6 | 1B | |
29 | 3B | |
77 | 2B |
No | Player | Pos |
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21 | LF | |
26 | LF | |
31 | CF | |
25 | RF | |
83 | RF |