New blood: 19 clubs feature fresh Opening Day starters

Jon Lester is an Opening Day fixture, but when he throws the first pitch of the season for the Cubs against the Cardinals on Sunday night at Wrigley Field, it will set the tone for a new wave of Game 1 starters with their present Major League clubs. All 30 Opening Day starters have been announced now, and 19 of those clubs have a new person filling the role — the most since 2005.

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