Texas Rangers
Catcher: Ivan Rodriguez 11
First Base: Rafael Palmeiro 8 (10)
Second Base: Ian Kinsler 7
Third Base: Buddy Bell/Hank Blalock 7 (8)
Shortstop: Elvis Andrus 9
Left Field: Frank Howard 8
Center Field: Don Lock/George Wright 4
Right Field: Ruben Sierra 6
Designated Hitter: Larry Parrish 4
Starting Pitcher: Charlie Hough 6
10+ Starts: Rodriguez 11, Michael Young 11, Toby Harrah 10, Palmeiro 10
Over their time in the Lone Star State, the Rangers have seen a rough start to their franchise, followed by a very competitive time that has been pretty constant since the mid-1990s. That makes sense with the players on this list as half of the players on this come from the last 20-25 years. Though he doesn’t lead any position, longtime fan favorite Michael Young is the team’s leader (tied with Pudge) in Opening Day starts.
Tampa Bay Rays
Catcher: Toby Hall 5
First Base: Fred McGriff/Carlos Pena 4
Second Base: Ben Zobrist 3 (6)
Third Base: Evan Longoria 9
Shortstop: Jason Bartlett/Julio Lugo/Kevin Stocker 3
Left Field: Carl Crawford 8
Center Field: Melvin Upton 3 (4)
Right Field: Ben Grieve/Dave Martinez/Steven Souza 3
Designated Hitter: Pat Burrell/Jose Canseco/Cory Dickerson 2
Starting Pitcher: James Shields 4
10+ Starts: none
The Rays have struggled plenty over their organizational history, which makes sense that the team wouldn’t have a guy with 10+ starts in their history. While MLB Opening Day 2018 will be Evan Longoria’s tenth in the major leagues, it will be his first outside of the Rays organization.
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