PEORIA, Ariz. -- Mariners manager Scott Servais hasn't announced yet whether Felix Hernandez will extend his club record to 11 Opening Day starts, but that decision is looming with just a dozen days until Seattle begins its season against the Indians on March 29 at Safeco Field.
The 31-year-old right-hander has the longest active streak in the big leagues with nine straight openers, and he's one of just nine pitchers in Major League history to have made at least 10 Opening Day starts with one franchise.
But Hernandez, coming off an injury-plagued 2017 season, was nailed in the right arm by a line drive in his Cactus League debut on Feb.