5 Former Appy League Pitchers Named MLB Opening Day Starters

MLB.com is keeping track of each team's Opening Day starting pitcher as they are announced. Noted in parentheses are how many times that pitcher has started on Opening Day.

Rays: Blake Snell (Princeton Rays 2012) (1st) vs. HOU
Snell set Rays single-season franchise records in both wins (21) and ERA (1.89) last year en route to winning the American League Cy Young Award.
Twins: José Berríos (Elizabethton Twins 2012) (1st) vs. CLE
At 24 years old, he'll be the youngest Twins Opening Day SP since Brad Radke in 1997 (23 years old).
Mets: Jacob deGrom (Kingsport Mets 2010) (1st) at WSH
The last time the Mets had a Cy Young winner -- when R.A. Dickey won it in 2012 -- he wasn't able to make the following-season Opening Day start because he was traded to the Blue Jays in the offseason.
Braves: Julio Teheran (Danville Braves 2008, 2009) (6th) at PHI
Teheran will be making his sixth consecutive Opening Day start for the Braves, tying the franchise's Modern Era record -- Warren Spahn made six straight Opening Day starts for them from 1957-62. Teheran's sixth Opening Day start gives him fourth-most overall for the franchise in the Modern Era, behind Spahn (10), Phil Niekro (8) and Greg Maddux (7).
The Orioles named Alex Cobb (Princeton Rays 2006) the Opening Day starter on March 13, but he exited his final Spring Training outing with a right groin strain and is expected to open the season on the injured list.