A day after being selected as the Marlins’ Opening Day starter, Jose Ureña took the news in stride as he prepares for what he hopes is a successful season in the rotation.
“I just took it like normal,” Ureña said. “Some people take it that way but I don’t take it in that way. I’m not prepared for just one start. I try to be healthy and do the best you can every fifth day when I get out on the mound.”
Ureña, who would become the Marlins’ 16th different Opening Day starter as the franchise begins its 26th season, would face Jon Lester on March 29 when the Marlins open the 2018 campaign against the Chicago Cubs at Marlins Park.