José Berríos named Blue Jays Opening Day starter

The Toronto Blue Jays have named José Berríos as their Opening Day starter for the season opener against the Baltimore Orioles on March 27. This marks Berríos' third consecutive Opening Day start with the team. Berríos, 30, previously started on Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins. He will face Zach Eflin, who he competed against last year when Eflin was with the Tampa Bay Rays. Kevin Gausman will pitch in the second game of the series, but the rest of the rotation is not yet confirmed. The Orioles have not announced their starting pitchers for the series.