Jose Urena’s first crack as the Miami Marlins’ Opening Day starter last year did not go how he hoped.
He will have a chance for redemption this year.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly on Thursday announced that Urena will be the team’s Opening Day starter against the Colorado Rockies when the season begins at Marlins Park on March 28.
“I know we put this off every year because we didn’t really know, but this year, right now, the plan, if everything will go according to that will be Jose Urena,” Mattingly said, “which I don’t think is a big surprise for anyone.