Blue Jays lineup: Nathan Lukes vs. Jesus Sanchez, Kazuma Okamoto debut in spotlight on Opening Day
A big night for Toronto.
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The Toronto Blue Jays are back. Their starting lineup will look quite familiar, with a notable exception, when they play their Opening Day game on Friday night against the Athletics . The notable absence: Bo Bichette.
He plays for the New York Mets now. Otherwise, these are some familiar faces, plus one. MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape Blue Jays lineup on Friday, March 27 This is the batting order: George Springer DH Nathan Lukes LF Vladimir Guerrero 1B Addison Barger RF Alejandro Kirk C Daulton Varsho CF Kazuma Okamoto 3B Ernie Clement 2B Andres Gimenez SS Okamoto is making his Toronto debut after signing a four-year contract to come to MLB from Japan.
Kevin Gausman is starting on the mound. Why is Nathan Lukes playing instead of Jesus Sanchez? This appears to be a celebratory move by Toronto.