Veteran right-hander Lance Lynn has been named the Texas Rangers' starter for Opening Day, manager Chris Woodward announced Thursday.
The opener will be played more than four months after manager Chris Woodward actually made the decision. He had planned to make the announcement March 13, but that ended up being the day after MLB abruptly shut down spring training because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The hard-throwing Lynn got the nod ahead of All-Star lefty Mike Minor and Corey Kluber, the two-time AL Cy Young winner acquired by Texas in a December trade with Cleveland.