Cole Ragans named Royals Opening Day starter

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesOn Opening Day of 2023, Cole Ragans was not in the Royals organization, nor in a Major League rotation. This year, he’ll be an Opening Day starter for the Royals.

The Royals officially tabbed Ragans as their starter for the March 28 opener against the Twins, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. He’ll be the first left-handed Opening Day starter for the Royals since Danny Duffy in 2020.

Cole Ragans: “The hard work I’ve put in throughout the years, through the Tommy Johns, through the offseasons, all that. This is what I’ve worked for, to be a big league starter, to be a guy the team believes in. That I can help win each and every day.…