Two Miami Marlins pitchers went into manager Don Mattingly’s office on Saturday, but only one came out of it with the news he’d been hoping for. Jose Urena learned that he will start on Opening Day against the Chicago Cubs on March 29, while veteran Dan Straily is scheduled for the second game of the series.
After performing at a similar level last summer, Mattingly had a tough time deciding who should kick off the 2018 regular season.
“It was basically almost a coin flip from that standpoint,” he told assembled reporters, including Shandel Richardson of the Sun Sentinel.