- In his first game of the season, World Series champion Jordan Montgomery will take the mound against Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants.
- The 2024 MLB season is underway, and the San Francisco Giants have lost their first 20 games. The Giants, who signed two big-name free agents this past winter in Matt Chapman and Blake Snell, are not where they intended to be at 9–11.
On Friday night, the latter will take the mound in an attempt to turn around a 0-2 start in which he has only pitched 7.0 innings and has a 12.86 ERA. He could struggle, though, because the Arizona Diamondbacks, the defending National League champions, are his opponent.
The World Series champion Jordan Montgomery is set to make his Diamondbacks debut on Friday after inking a one-year, $25 million contract late into MLB Spring Training, which seems to further stack the odds against San Francisco.
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When the Texas Rangers acquired the southpaw from the St. Louis Cardinals during the MLB trade deadline last season, it was one of the most significant moves made by the team. With the Rangers at the end of the season, he pitched 67.2 innings and had a 2.79 ERA, which helped push Texas into the postseason.
However, Montgomery’s greatest moment came in the ALCS against the Houston Astros, the Rangers’ renowned in-state rivals. Montgomery pitched 14.0 innings with a stellar 1.29 ERA during that series, leading Texas to their third World Series appearance.
Now, he will make his season debut against the Giants. San Francisco has a great chance to reclaim the.500 mark and demonstrate some grit. This early season matchup between the two NL West teams and their two aces against a divisional opponent could be a sign of things to come.
