The Red Sox will start a vastly different lineup on Opening Day in 2023 than they did a year prior.
Manager Alex Cora will pencil in just three of the same starters against the Orioles on Thursday as he did against the Yankees for last year’s Opening Day.
As the team added a number of veterans and shed some of their own from last year, just Rafael Devers, Kiké Hernández, and Alex Verdugo will make consecutive Opening Day starts for the Red Sox.
This year, Devers remains in the No. 2 spot playing third, while Verdugo takes Hernandez’s leadoff spot and the shortstop drops down to ninth in the order.