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Royals go with RHP Ventura to start opener

The Sports Xchange

March 25, 2015 at 7:32 pm.

The Royals are looking to the young pitcher as their ace this season after losing James Shields during the winter in free agency. Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

The Kansas City Royals’ starting rotation is set to start the 2015 season.

Royals manager Ned Yost told The Kansas City Star on Wednesday that 23-year-old Yordano Ventura will start the Opening Day game against the Chicago White Sox in Kauffman Stadium.

The rest of the Royals’ rotation includes, in order, Danny Duffy, Edinson Volquez, Jason Vargas and Jeremy Guthrie, according to The Star.

The hard-throwing right-hander started 30 games last year and posted a 14-10 record with a 3.20 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 183 innings.

The Royals are looking to the young pitcher as their ace this season after losing James Shields during the winter in free agency.