‘He’s earned it’: Royse City native Taylor Hearn to start Rangers’ home opener vs. Rockies | Evan_P_Grant
Texas Rangers pitcher Taylor Hearn delivers during the third inning of a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants at Surprise Stadium on Monday, March 1, 2021, in Surprise, Ariz.SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Texas Rangers finalized the pieces in their starting rotation Saturday and have decided to give Royse City native Taylor Hearn the start in the home opener April 11 against Colorado.but finished the season strong and has been impressive in spring training.
There is also a practical reason to the assignment. The Rangers would like to lean to the right for opening weekend in Toronto. The Blue Jays were baseball’s top offense in 2021, but they crushed lefties even more than right-handers. The Blue Jays had an .805 OPS against lefties last year; .793 against right-handers. And they added right-handed hitting Matt Chapman to the roster for 2022.
Hearn said that when he Facetimed with his family on Saturday to tell them, his mother and sister broke into tears. As for Howard, he will be used in shorter stints, at least to begin the year. He may pitch only go one or two trips through the lineup or he could follow an opener.Left-hander Brock Burke was also informed he has made the opening day roster but as a reliever. It’s a significant change for Burke, who has pitched as a starter 113 times in 120 professional outings.
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