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Cincinnati Reds name Sonny Gray as their Opening Day starter

With a little more than two weeks until Opening Day, the Cincinnati Reds set the order of their rotation and named Sonny Gray as their Opening Day starter.

The Reds will follow Gray at the start of the season with Luis Castillo, Trevor Bauer, Wade Miley and Anthony DeSclafani. Tyler Mahle will be used as a long man reliever and will pitch if there are any short starts.

"There's no denying the fact that Sonny has stepped up," Reds manager David Bell said. "He's a leader."

Gray made two Opening Day starts with the Oakland A's.