Finally, Opening Day is here! After a long wait, Sandy Alcantara is going to throw the first regular season pitch for the Marlins—4:10 p.m. ET on Thursday—when they host the Rays at newly renamed LoanDepot Park. Tampa Bay lost its two latest Opening Days and four of the last six.
The Dominican right-hander already knows how it feels to start for the Fish on an Opening Day and he’ll try to repeat what he did last year against the Phillies.
Alcántara stymied Philadelphia in a 5-2 victory, going 6 2⁄3 innings of 3-hit, two-run (one earned) ball.