Andrew Painter cracks Opening Day rotation, will start fifth game of season
by Brenton Kemp | Phillies Correspondent | Fri, Mar 20th 10:58pm EDT
Phillies right-hander Andrew Painter has made the Opening Day rotation and will pitch the fifth game of the regular season at home against the Washington Nationals. (Matt Gelb on Twitter)
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The Phillies' first-round pick in 2021 will make his highly-anticipated MLB debut on March 31. The 22-year-old missed the entire 2023 and 2024 seasons and posted a 5.40 ERA across 22 starts with Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2025.
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