Opening Day Starters

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1	Opening Day Starters	(focusing on active players only)			Yellow = non-1st time opening day starters
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4	Year	Washington	Atlanta	Miami	NY Mets	Philadelphia	Chicago Cubs	Cincinnati	Milwaukee	Pittsburgh	St. Louis	Arizona	Colorado	Los Angeles Dodgers	San Diego	San Francisco	Baltimore	Boston	New York Yankees	Tampa Bay	Toronto	Chicago WS	Cleveland	Detroit	Kansas City	Minnesota	Los Angeles Angels	Oakland	Seattle	Texas	Houston

5	2025	MacKenzie Gore	Chris Sale	Sandy Alcantara	Clay Holmes	Zack Wheeler	Shota Imanaga	Hunter Greene	Freddy Peralta	Paul Skenes	Sonny Gray	Zac Gallen	Kyle Freeland	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Michael King	Logan Webb	Zach Eflin	Garrett Crochet	Carlos Rodon	Ryan Pepiot	Jose Berrios	Sean Burke	Ben Lively	Tarik Skubal	Cole Ragans	Pablo Lopez	Yusei Kikuchi	Luis Severino	Logan Gilbert	Nathan Eovaldi	Framber Valdez
6	2024	Josiah Gray	Spencer Strider	Jesus Luzardo	Jose Quintana	Zack Wheeler	Justin Steele	Frankie Montas	Freddy Peralta	Mitch Keller	Miles Mikolas	Zac Gallen	Kyle Freeland	Tyler Glasnow	Yu Darvish	Logan Webb	Corbin Burnes	Brayan Bello	Nestor Cortes	Zach Eflin	Jose Berrios	Garrett Crochet	Shane Bieber	Tarik Skubal	Cole Ragans	Pablo Lopez	Patrick Sandoval	Alex Wood	Luis Castillo	Nathan Eovaldi	Framber Valdez
7	2023	Patrick Corbin	Max Fried	Sandy Alcantara	Max Scherzer	Aaron Nola	Marcus Stroman	Hunter Greene	Corbin Burnes	Mitch Keller	Miles Mikolas	Zac Gallen	German Marquez	Julio Urias	Blake Snell	Logan Webb	Kyle Gibson	Corey Kluber	Gerrit Cole	Shane McClanahan	Alek Manoah	Dylan Cease	Shane Bieber	Eduardo Rodriguez	Zack Greinke	Pablo Lopez	Shohei Ohtani	Kyle Muller	Luis Castillo	Jacob deGrom	Framber Valdez
8	2022	Patrick Corbin	Max Fried	Sandy Alcantara	Tylor Megill	Aaron Nola	Kyle Hendricks	Tyler Mahle	Corbin Burnes	JT Brubaker	Adam Wainwright	Madison Bumgarner	Kyle Freeland	Walker Buehler	Yu Darvish	Logan Webb	John Means	Nathan Eovaldi	Gerrit Cole	Shane McClanahan	Jose Berrios	Lucas Giolito	Shane Bieber	Eduardo Rodriguez	Zack Greinke	Joe Ryan	Shohei Ohtani	Frankie Montas	Robbie Ray	Jon Gray	Framber Valdez
9	2021	Max Scherzer	Max Fried	Sandy Alcantara	Jacob deGrom	Aaron Nola	Kyle Hendricks	Luis Castillo	Brandon Woodruff	Chad Kuhl	Jack Flaherty	Madison Bumgarner	German Marquez	Clayton Kershaw	Yu Darvish	Kevin Gausman	John Means	Nathan Eovaldi	Gerrit Cole	Tyler Glasnow	Hyung-Jin Ryu	Lucas Giolito	Shane Bieber	Matthew Boyd	Brad Keller	Kenta Maeda	Dylan Bundy	Chris Bassitt	Marco Gonzales	Kyle Gibson	Zack Greinke
10	2020	Max Scherzer	Mike Soroka	Sandy Alcantara	Jacob deGrom	Aaron Nola	Kyle Hendricks	Sonny Gray	Brandon Woodruff	Joe Musgrove	Jack Flaherty	Madison Bumgarner	German Marquez	Dustin May	Chris Paddock	Johnny Cueto	Tommy Milone	Nathan Eovaldi	Gerrit Cole	Charlie Morton	Hyung-Jin Ryu	Lucas Giolito	Shane Bieber	Matthew Boyd	Danny Duffy	Jose Berrios	Andrew Heaney	Frankie Montas	Marco Gonzales	Lance Lynn	Justin Verlander
11	2019	Max Scherzer	Julio Teheran	Jose Urena	Jacob deGrom	Aaron Nola	Jon Lester	Luis Castillo	Jhoulys Chacin	Jamison Taillon	Miles Mikolas	Zack Greinke	Kyle Freeland	Hyun-Jin Ryu	Eric Lauer	Madison Bumgarner	Andrew Cashner	Chris Sale	Masahiro Tanaka	Blake Snell	Marcus Stroman	Carlos Rodon	Corey Kluber	Jordan Zimmermann	Brad Keller	Jose Berrios	Trevor Cahill	Mike Fiers	Marco Gonzales	Mike Minor	Justin Verlander
12	2018	Max Scherzer	Julio Teheran	Jose Urena	Noah Snydergaard	Aaron Nola	Jon Lester	Homer Bailey	Chase Anderson	Ivan Nova	Carlos Martinez	Patrick Corbin	Jon Gray	Clayton Kershaw	Clayton Richardson	Ty Blach	Dylan Bundy	Chris Sale	Luis Severino	Chris Archer	J.A. Happ	James Shields	Corey Kluber	Jordan Zimmermann	Danny Duffy	Jake Odorizzi	Garrett Richards	Kendall Graveman	Felix Hernandez	Cole Hamels	Justin Verlander
13	2017	Stephen Strasburg	Julio Teheran	Edinson Volquez	Noah Snydergaard	Jeremy Hellickson	Jon Lester	Scott Feldman	Junior Guerera	Gerritt Cole	Carlos Martinez	Zack Greinke	Jon Gray	Clayton Kershaw	Jhoulys Chacin	Madison Bumgarner	Kevin Gausman	Rick Porcello	Masahiro Tanaka	Chris Archer	Marco Estrada	Jose Quintana	Corey Kluber	Justin Verlander	Danny Duffy	Ervin Santana	Ricky Nolasco	Kendall Graveman	Felix Hernandez	Yu Darvish	Dallas Keuchel
14	2016	Max Scherzer	Julio Teheran	Wei-Yi Chen	Matt Harvey	Jeremy Hellickson	Jake Arrieta	Raisel Iglesias	Wily Peralta	Francisco Liriano	Adam Wainwright	Zack Greinke	Jorge De la Rosa	Clayton Kershaw	Tyson Ross	Madison Bumgarner	Chris Tillman	David Price	Masahiro Tanaka	Chris Archer	Marcus Stroman	Chris Sale	Corey Kluber	Justin Verlander	Edinson Volquez	Ervin Santana	Garrett Richards	Rich Hill	Felix Hernandez	Cole Hamels	Dallas Keuchel
15	2015	Max Scherzer	Julio Teheran	Henderson Alvarez	Bartolo Colon	Cole Hamels	Jon Lester	Johnny Cueto	Kyle Lohse	Francisco Liriano	Adam Wainwright	Josh Collmenter	Kyle Kendrick	Clayton Kershaw	James Shields	Madison Bumgarner	Chris Tillman	Clay Buchholz	Masahiro Tanaka	Chris Archer	Drew Hutchinson	Jeff Samardzija	Corey Kluber	David Price	Yordano Ventura	Phil Hughes	Jered Weaver	Sonny Gray	Felix Hernandez	Yovani Gallardo	Dallas Keuchel
16	2014	Stephen Strasburg	Julio Teheran	Jose Fernandez	Dillon Gee	Cliff Lee	Jeff Samardzija	Johnny Cueto	Yovanni Gallardo	Francisco Liriano	Adam Wainwright	Wade Miley	Jorge De la Rosa	Clayton Kershaw	Andrew Cashner	Madison Bumgarner	Chris Tillman	Jon Lester	CC Sabathia	David Price	R.A. Dickey	Chris Sale	Justin Masterson	Justin Verlander	James Shields	Ricky Nolasco	Jered Weaver	Sonny Gray	Felix Hernandez	Tanner Scheppers	Scott Feldman
17	2013	Stephen Strasburg	Tim Hudson	Rickey Nolasco	Jon Niese	Cole Hamels	Jeff Samardzija	Johnny Cueto	Yovanni Gallardo	A.J. Burnett	Adam Wainwright	Ian Kennedy	Jhoulys Chacin	Clayton Kershaw	Edinson Volquez	Matt Cain	Jason Hammel	Jon Lester	CC Sabathia	David Price	R.A. Dickey	Chris Sale	Justin Masterson	Justin Verlander	James Shields	Vance Worley	Jered Weaver	Brett Anderson	Felix Hernandez	Matt Harrison	Bud Norris
18	2012	Stephen Strasburg	Tommy Hanson	Josh Johnson	Johan Santana	Roy Halladay	Ryan Dempster	Johnny Cueto	Yovanni Gallardo	Eric Bedard	Kyle Lohse	Ian Kennedy	Jeremy Guthrie	Clayton Kershaw	Edinson Volquez	Tim Lincecum	Jake Arrieta	Jon Lester	CC Sabathia	James Shields	Ricky Romero	John Danks	Justin Masterson	Justin Verlander	Bruce Chen	Carl Pavano	Jered Weaver	Brandon McCarthy	Felix Hernandez	Colby Lewis	Wandy Rodriguez
19	2011	Livan Hernandez	Derek Lowe	Josh Johnson	Mike Pelfrey	Roy Halladay	Ryan Dempster	Edinson Volquez	Yovanni Gallardo	Kevin Correia	Chris Carpenter	Ian Kennedy	Ubaldo Jimenez	Clayton Kershaw	Tim Stauffer	Tim Lincecum	Jeremy Guthrie	Jon Lester	CC Sabathia	David Price	Ricky Romero	Mark Buehrle	Fausto Carmona	Justin Verlander	Luke Hochevar	Carl Pavano	Jered Weaver	Trevor Cahill	Felix Hernandez	CJ Wilson	Brett Myers
20	2010	John Lannan	Derek Lowe	Josh Johnson	Johan Santana	Roy Halladay	Carlos Zambrano	Aaron Harang	Yovanni Gallardo	Zach Duke	Chris Carpenter	Dan Haren	Ubaldo Jimenez	Vince Padilla	Jon Garland	Tim Lincecum	Kevin Millwood	Josh Beckett	CC Sabathia	James Shields	Shawn Marcum	Mark Buehrle	Jake Westbrook	Justin Verlander	Zack Greinke	Scott Baker	Jered Weaver	Ben Sheets	Felix Hernandez	Scott Feldman	Roy Oswalt
21	2009	John Lannan	Derek Lowe	Rickey Nolasco	Johan Santana	Brett Myers	Carlos Zambrano	Aaron Harang	Jeff Suppan	Paul Maholm	Adam Wainwright	Brandon Webb	Aaron Cook	Hiroki Kurodo	Jake Peavy	Tim Lincecum	Jeremy Guthrie	Josh Beckett	CC Sabathia	James Shields	Roy Halladay	Mark Buehrle	Cliff Lee	Justin Verlander	Gil Meche	Francisco Liriano	Joe Saunders	Dallas Braden	Felix Hernandez	Kevin Millwood	Roy Oswalt
22	2008	Odalis Perez	Tim Hudson	Mark Hendrickson	Johan Santana	Brett Myers	Carlos Zambrano	Aaron Harang	Ben Sheets	Ian Snell	Kyle Lohse	Brandon Webb	Kip Wells	Brad Penny	Jake Peavy	Barry Zito	Jeremy Guthrie	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Chein-Ming Wang	James Shields	Roy Halladay	Mark Buehrle	CC Sabathia	Justin Verlander	Gil Meche	Livan Hernandez	Jered Weaver	Joe Blanton	Eric Bedard	Kevin Millwood	Roy Oswalt
23	2007	John Patterson	John Smoltz	Dontrelle Willis	Tom Glavine	Brett Myers	Carlos Zambrano	Aaron Harang	Ben Sheets	Zach Duke	Chris Carpenter	Brandon Webb	Aaron Cook	Derek Lowe	Jake Peavy	Barry Zito	Eric Bedard	Curt Schilling	Carl Pavano	Scott Kazmir	Roy Halladay	Jose Contreras	CC Sabathia	Jeremy Bonderman	Gil Meche	Johan Santana	John Lackey	Dan Haren	Felix Hernandez	Kevin Millwood	Roy Oswalt
24	2006	Livan Hernandez	Tim Hudson	Dontrelle Willis	Tom Glavine	Jon Lieber	Carlos Zambrano	Aaron Harang	Doug Davis	Oliver Perez	Chris Carpenter	Brandon Webb	Jason Jennings	Derek Lowe	Jake Peavy	Jason Schmidt	Rodrigo Lopez	Curt Schilling	Randy Johnson	Scott Kazmir	Roy Halladay	Mark Buehrle	CC Sabathia	Kenny Rogers	Scott Elarton	Johan Santana	Bartolo Colon	Barry Zito	Jamie Moyer	Kevin Millwood	Roy Oswalt
25	2005	Livan Hernandez	John Smoltz	Josh Beckett	Pedro Martinez	Jon Lieber	Carlos Zambrano		Ben Sheets	Oliver Perez	Chris Carpenter	Javier Vazquez	Joe Kennedy	Derek Lowe		Jason Schmidt	Rodrigo Lopez	David Wells	Randy Johnson		Roy Halladay	Mark Buehrle	Jake Westbrook	Jeremy Bonderman			Bartolo Colon	Barry Zito	Jamie Moyer		Roy Oswalt
26	2004	Livan Hernandez	Russ Ortiz	Josh Beckett	Tom Glavine	Kevin Millwood	Kerry Wood		Ben Sheets	Kip Wells	Matt Morris		Shawn Estes				Sidney Ponson	Pedro Martinez	Mike Mussina		Roy Halladay	Mark Buehrle	CC Sabathia				Bartolo Colon	Tim Hudson	Jamie Moyer		Roy Oswalt
27	2003	Tony Armas		Josh Beckett	Tom Glavine	Kevin Millwood	Kerry Wood		Ben Sheets	Kris Benson	Matt Morris		Jason Jennings				Rodrigo Lopez	Pedro Martinez	Roger Clemens		Roy Halladay	Mark Buehrle	CC Sabathia				John Lackey	Tim Hudson	Freddie Garcia		Roy Oswalt
28	2002	Javier Vazquez		Ryan Dempster	Al Leiter		Jon Lieber		Ben Sheets	Ron Villone	Matt Morris		Mike Hampton			Livan Hernandez		Pedro Martinez	Roger Clemens		Chris Carpenter	Mark Buehrle	Bartolo Colon	Jeff Weaver	Jeff Suppan		Jarrod Washburn	Mark Mulder	Freddie Garcia	Chan Ho Park
29	2001	Javier Vazquez		Ryan Dempster	Al Leiter		Jon Lieber		Jamey Wright	Todd Ritche			Mike Hampton	Chan Ho Park		Livan Hernandez		Pedro Martinez	Roger Clemens				Bartolo Colon	Jeff Weaver	Jeff Suppan			Tim Hudson	Freddie Garcia
30	2000				Mike Hampton		Jon Lieber			Jason Schmidt						Livan Hernandez		Pedro Martinez	Orlando Hernandez				Bartolo Colon		Jeff Suppan				Jamie Moyer
31	1999				Al Leiter													Pedro Martinez	Roger Clemens
32	1998			Livan Hernandez														Pedro Martinez
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34	1996		Active Streak in 2025	non-Active Streak (but still playing) in 2025
35		12		Verlander (7-cons)
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37	Active Leaders	10
38	(counting 2025)	9		Kershaw (7-cons)
39	bolded updated	8
40		7		Scherzer
41		6	Chris Sale	Nola (6 cons)
42		5	Eovaldi, Alcantara	Bieber
43		4	Valdez, Berrios, Gray, Webb, Freeland	deGrom, Darvish,
44		3	Montas, Gallen, Lopez	Burnes, Mikolas,
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48		Nats count	Name		2013 first timers: 13
49		6	Max Scherzer		2014 first timers: 10 Teheran, Fernandez, Gee, Miley, De La Rosa, Cashner, Bumgarner, Tillman, Gray, Scheppers
50		4	Stephen Strasburg		2015 first timers: 12: Scherzer, Hutchinson, Tanaka, Hughes, Kendrick, Buchholz, Archer, Alvarez, Kluber, Keuchel, Collmenter, Ventura
51		3	Livan Hernandez		2016 first timers: 10: Chen, Harvey, Hellickson, Iglesias, Peralta, Ross, Stroman, Santana, Richards, Hill
52		2	Patrick Corbin		2017 first timers: 12: Snydergaard, Guera, G.Cole, C.Martinez, J.Gray, Gausman, Porcello, Estrada, Quintana, Duffy, Graveman, Darvish
53		2	John Lannan		2018 first timers: 13: Urena, Nola, Bailey, Anderson, Nova, Corbin, Richardson, Blach, Bundy, Severino, Happ, Zimmermann, Odorizzi
54		1	John Patterson		2019 first timers: 14: deGrom, Castillo, Taillon, Mikolas, Freeland, Ryu, Lauer, Snell, Rodon, Keller, Berrios, Fiers, Gonzales, Minor
55		1	Josiah Gray		2020 first timers: 18: Soroka, Alcantara, Hendricks, Woodruff, Musgrove, Flaherty, Marquez, May, Paddock, Milone, Eovaldi, Morton, Giolito, Bieber, Boyd, Heaney, Montas, Lynn
56		1	MacKenzie Gore		2021 first timers: 7: Fried, Kuhl, Glasnow, Maeda, Bassitt, Gibson, Means
57		1	Odalis Perez		2022 first timers: 13: Megill, Mahle, Burnes, Brubaker, Buehler, Webb, McClanahan, Berrios, Rodriguez, Ryan, Ohtani, Ray, Valdez
58					2023 first timers: 9
59		21	sum		2024 First timers: 14
60					2025 First Timers: 12: Gore, Imanaga, Yamamoto, Skenes, Holmes, Crochet, King, Gilbert, Pepiot, Kikuchi, Burke. Lively
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62					Most Ever: Tom Seaver (16). Tied for 2nd place with 14 is Jack Morris, Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, Walter Johnson
63					Most Consecutive: Jack Morris (14)
64					Current Active Consecutive streak: Webb & Valdez 4 consecutive
65					Current active leading: Justin Verlander 12
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70					11	CC Sabathia
71					11	Felix Hernandez
72					10	Roy Halladay
73					9	Livan Hernandez
74					9	Mark Buehrle
75					8	Roy Oswalt
76					8	James Shields
77					8	Jon Lester
78					8	Madison Bumgarner
79					7	Kevin Millwood
80					7	Jered Weaver
81					7	Bartolo Colon
82					6	Julio Teheran (c )
83					6	Yovanni Gallardo
84					6	Carlos Zambrano
85					6	Ben Sheets
86					6	Chris Carpenter
87					6	Johan Santana
88					6	Derek Lowe
89					6	Tim Hudson
90					6	Zack Greinke
91					6	Adam Wainwright
92					5	Aaron Harang
93					5	Josh Beckett
94					5	Volquez (4 diff teams),
95					5	David Price
96					5	Corey Kluber (4-cons)
97					5	Jonny Cueto
98					4	Jeff Suppan
99					4	Jamie Moyer
100					4	Barry Zito