The Atlanta Braves have tabbed Mike Soroka as their Opening Day starting pitcher, making him the youngest man to toe the mound to kick off the season for the team in the franchise’s modern era.

Soroka, who put together a stellar 2019 season despite not turning 22 until last August, will be the first pitcher to start the first game of the season for Atlanta since Julio Teheran’s streak of six straight starts began in 2014.

The Canadian righty, who compiled an excellent record of 13-4 last season with a 2.68 ERA, earning an NL All-Star nod, will look to build on a good start to Spring Training before the COVID-19 pandemic sent everyone home. He posted a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 innings on the mound back in March.

The Braves are considered to be a World Series contender and one of the favorites to win the NL East, the division which they have conquered the past two seasons.

Despite Atlanta’s early playoff exit last season, Soroka made a fantastic start in his team’s Game 3 NLDS win, throwing 7 innings of one-run ball along with seven strikeouts.

Atlanta will kick off the 2020 season on the road at Citi Field against the New York Mets on July 24th.

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred shared the news that baseball fans were fearing on Monday, revealing that the sport’s Opening Day will not take place until mid-May at the earliest in the midst of the current global coronavirus pandemic.

Manfred, following new containment guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control, which state that public gatherings of more than 50 people are to be avoided for the next eight weeks, established in a conference call with team owners that the start of the season is going to be significantly delayed.

The news was then confirmed to fans and journalists in a press release published by the league shortly thereafter.

The coronavirus outbreak is currently growing in the United States, with around 3,500 confirmed cases in 49 states.

One of the keys that government agencies are stressing to American citizens is to avoid large crowds and public get-togethers, which can be the perfect situation for a virus to rapidly spread.

So, for now, Major League Baseball must simply wait and see how the pandemic evolves. The league recognizes that an abbreviated Spring Training will have to precede Opening Day, which could set the season’s beginning back even farther.

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The Atlanta Braves have tabbed Mike Soroka as their Opening Day starting pitcher, making him the youngest man to toe the mound to kick off the season for the team in the franchise’s modern era.

Soroka, who put together a stellar 2019 season despite not turning 22 until last August, will be the first pitcher to start the first game of the season for Atlanta since Julio Teheran’s streak of six straight starts began in 2014.

The Canadian righty, who compiled an excellent record of 13-4 last season with a 2.68 ERA, earning an NL All-Star nod, will look to build on a good start to Spring Training before the COVID-19 pandemic sent everyone home. He posted a 3.12 ERA in 8.2 innings on the mound back in March.

The Braves are considered to be a World Series contender and one of the favorites to win the NL East, the division which they have conquered the past two seasons.

Despite Atlanta’s early playoff exit last season, Soroka made a fantastic start in his team’s Game 3 NLDS win, throwing 7 innings of one-run ball along with seven strikeouts.

Atlanta will kick off the 2020 season on the road at Citi Field against the New York Mets on July 24th.

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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred shared the news that baseball fans were fearing on Monday, revealing that the sport’s Opening Day will not take place until mid-May at the earliest in the midst of the current global coronavirus pandemic.

Manfred, following new containment guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control, which state that public gatherings of more than 50 people are to be avoided for the next eight weeks, established in a conference call with team owners that the start of the season is going to be significantly delayed.

The news was then confirmed to fans and journalists in a press release published by the league shortly thereafter.

The coronavirus outbreak is currently growing in the United States, with around 3,500 confirmed cases in 49 states.

One of the keys that government agencies are stressing to American citizens is to avoid large crowds and public get-togethers, which can be the perfect situation for a virus to rapidly spread.

So, for now, Major League Baseball must simply wait and see how the pandemic evolves. The league recognizes that an abbreviated Spring Training will have to precede Opening Day, which could set the season’s beginning back even farther.

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