Manager Mike Matheny made it official today - Danny Duffy will get the Opening Day assignment when the Royals open the season on July 24 against the Indians in Cleveland. It will be the third Opening Day assignment for the left-hander, with starts in 2017 and 2018. Brad Keller started last year’s Opening Day, but he is out indefinitely with the coronavirus.
Mike Matheny on naming Danny Duffy the opening day starter for the #Royals: "We're pushing him to embrace that roll and his stuff lends itself to being in that conversation for him taking the ball that first day.