With Opening Day of the 2024 MLB season set for Thursday, we look back at where all of the starting pitchers went to high school. California and Florida each have five of the 30 projected starters.
A California and Florida starter will even face off as
Jupiter (Fla.) alum Miles Mikolas of the St. Louis Cardinals will pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tyler Glasnow, who hails from
Hart (Newhall, Calif.).
Mississippi is the only other state with at least two Opening Day starting pitchers. Magnolia State natives Garrett Crochet and Justin Steele are expected to take the mound for the White Sox and Cubs, respectively.
In total, 12 states are represented along with Columbia, Dominican Republic, Japan, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
California – 5Starting pitcher, MLB team, high school
Patrick Sandoval, Angels,
Mission ViejoCorbin Burnes, Orioles,
Centennial (Bakersfield)Logan Webb, Giants,
RocklinTyler Glasnow, Dodgers,
Hart (Newhall)Shane Bieber, Guardians,
Laguna HillsFlorida – 5Cole Ragans, Royals,
North Florida Christian (Tallahassee)Nestor Cortes, Yankees,
HialeahJesus Luzardo, Marlins,
Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)Miles Mikolas, Cardinals,
JupiterZach Eflin, Rays,
Hagerty (Oviedo)Mississippi – 2Garrett Crochet, White Sox,
Ocean SpringsJustin Steele, Cubs,
George County (Lucedale)Arizona – 1Tarik Skubal, Tigers,
Kingman Academy (Kingman)Colorado – 1Kyle Freeland, Rockies,
Thomas Jefferson (Denver)Georgia – 1Zach Wheeler, Phillies,
East Paulding (Dallas)Iowa – 1Mitch Keller, Pirates,
Xavier (Cedar Rapids)
New Jersey – 1 Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks,
Bishop Eustace Prep (Pennsauken)New York – 1Josiah Gray, Nationals,
New RochelleNorth Carolina – 1Alex Wood, Athletics,
Ardrey Kell (Charlotte)
Tennessee – 1Spencer Strider, Braves,
Christian Academy of Knoxville (Knoxville)Texas – 1 Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers,
AlvinDominican Republic – 5Brayan Bello, Red Sox
Luis Castillo, Mariners
Frankie Montas, Reds
Freddy Peralta, Brewers
Framber Valdez, Astros
Colombia – 1Jose Quintana, Mets
Japan – 1Yu Darvish, Padres
Puerto Rico – 1Jose Berrios, Blue Jays
Venezuela – 1
Pablo Lopez, Twins