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Cole Ragans News: Named Opening Day starter

Written by RotoWire Staff

Updated on March 18, 2026 at 6:03am

Ragans will start for the Royals on Opening Day, March 27 in Atlanta.

It will be the third year in a row that Ragans will start KC's first game of the campaign. The left-hander has had an uneven spring, posting an 8.44 ERA and 1.59 WHIP through four games (three starts), but he's also posted a great 15:3 K:BB across 10.2 innings. Ragans will look to stay healthy this year after managing to make just 13 starts in 2025.

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