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Kansas City Royals: Useless facts about the Opening Day starter history

Since playing their first game in 1969, the Kansas City Royals hold a 17-33 record on Opening Day. The longest winning streak the team has ever had in this game is three wins from 1983-1985, and they won their inaugural game back in 1969. On the flip side, they lost six straight from 2009-2014.

None of that gives any information about the history of the teams Opening Day starter, but it is a good measurement of where the team stands. All of these weird and useless fun facts come from Baseball Reference.

The last time the Royals got a win on Opening Day, the decision was given to the starting pitcher.