SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Manager Tony Vitello officially announced that two-time All-Star Logan Webb will start Opening Night against the New York Yankees on March 25, marking the fifth consecutive year that Webb has gotten the nod to start a season.
Webb joins Hall of Famer Juan Marichal as the only other Giants pitcher to start five consecutive Opening Days since the team moved to San Francisco in 1958. Along with Webb and Marichal, Madison Bumgarner is the only other starter in the San Francisco era who has started at least five Opening Days, but he did not do so consecutively.
The announcement comes the morning after Webb threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts for Team USA in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic against Team Canada, setting the tone for the Americans’ 5-3 victory. Webb will not pitch again in the WBC, ending his first taste of international play having allowed one run over 8 2/3 innings with 11 strikeouts to one walk.
While Webb won’t pitch again, he’ll remain with Team USA, which plays the white-hot Team Dominican Republic on Sunday, until the end of the tournament before returning to Giants camp. His next start will be on March 20 against the Kansas City Royals, which would put him on normal rest ahead of Opening Night against three-time MVP Aaron Judge and the Yankees, the team he faced on Opening Day in New York in 2023.
Over four Opening Day starts, Webb has allowed 10 earned runs in 23 innings (3.91 ERA) with 25 strikeouts to eight walks. He is 0-1 in these contests, the lone loss being when he struck out 12 against the Yankees but allowed four runs over six innings.