Arizona Diamondbacks
Catcher: Miguel Montero 5
First Base: Paul Goldschmidt 6
Second Base: Jay Bell/Aaron Hill 3 (4)
Third Base: Matt Williams 4
Shortstop: Stephen Drew/Tony Womack 4
Left Field: Luis Gonzalez 8
Center Field: Steve Finley/Chris Young 6
Right Field: Danny Bautista/Justin Upton 4
Starting Pitcher: Randy Johnson 6
10+ Starts: none
The Diamondbacks are one of the youngest organizations in baseball, having just begun play in 1998, but if he makes both this season and 2019, Paul Goldschmidt will tie for the team’s lead in Opening Day starts before he is eligible for free agency after the 2019 season.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Catcher: Mike Scioscia 10
First Base: Gil Hodges 12 (13)
Second Base: Davey Lopes 7
Third Base: Ron Cey 9
Shortstop: Pee Wee Reese 14
Left Field: Zack Wheat 16
Center Field: Willie Davis 11
Right Field: Carl Furillo 10 (12)
Starting Pitcher: Don Drysdale/Clayton Kershaw/Don Sutton 7
10+ Starts: Wheat 16, Reese 14, Duke Snider 14, Hodges 13, Furillo 12, Bill Russell 12, Davis 11, Steve Garvey 10, Jackie Robinson 10, Scioscia 10, Maury Wills 10
Clayton Kershaw will make some Dodgers history when he takes the mound on MLB Opening Day on Thursday. Kershaw has started 7 straight Opening Days for the Dodgers, something only Don Sutton has done in team history, and no pitcher has even started 8 Opening Days in team history. For one of the more storied franchises in the game’s history, to be able to hold the honor of having the organization’s lead in Opening Day starts at just 30 years old.
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