As soon as the Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes from the Brewers, you could take a pretty good guess that he would be making the start on Opening Day. This became even more of a near-certainty when the only other remotely plausible candidate, Kyle Bradish, was revealed to be injured. With 18 days left to go before the season begins, manager Brandon Hyde made this official on Sunday morning: Burnes is getting the ball in the first game.
Even if there’s nothing surprising about it, Burnes is a caliber of pitcher that Orioles fans haven’t seen on our favorite team in a long time.