The first man to throw a pitch for the 2019 Chicago White Sox will be Carlos Rodon.
A little more than a week out from the start of the regular season, manager Rick Renteria announced Monday that Rodon will get the ball for the South Siders when they take on the Kansas City Royals on March 28 in the Show Me State.
Not only will this be the first Opening Day start for the 26-year-old lefty, but it will be the first start he's made in April since 2016. Injuries and the recovery from them have delayed Rodon's season debut until June each of the last two years.