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 The Coliseum will permanently hold a special location in Stephen Vogt's heart. It's where A's fans grew a long lasting love for his motivational playing job,  which came to an end in that very stadium in 2022 when he smashed a psychological crowning achievement in his final occupation at-bat. Fittingly,  2 years later on,  Vogt's managerial profession obtains underway in Opening Day pitching competition will certainly feature a set of veterans and former All-Stars in A's left-hander Alex Wood and Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber. Initial pitch is arranged for 10:07 p.m. ET/7:07 p.m. PT on March 28 at the is a breakdown of that pitching competition: RHP Shane BieberPrevious Opening Day starts: 4,  2020-232023 period: 6-6,  3.80 ERA,  107 K,  128 inningsNo shocks right here. Now that Bieber's officially survived the offseason without being traded far from Cleveland,  the group's ace will certainly return to start his 5th successive Opening Day. His very first time getting approval was available in '20 Guardians Store,  which was the year he went on to win the American Organization Cy Youthful Honor in the pandemic-shortened the following 3 periods,  his heater velocity began trending in the wrong instructions,  dipping down to 91.3 miles per hour in 2022 and 23. And also,  his curveball wasn't as reliable as it was in his Cy Youthful campaign,  and he started to toss it much less. Bieber fought shoulder problem in 2021 and after that elbow issues in '23,  which wasn't aiding his metrics. When he fully recovered,  he determined to go to Driveline this offseason to address these concerns,  and he's unexpectedly looked like he's returned to his top fastball has constantly struck 94 miles per hour this spring,  and the shape of his curveball looks as ruining as it used to. The Guardians need to be able to rely on their beginning pitching once more this year as the young crime find out its the rotation appears to be in great hands,  there are still inquiries on just how Tanner Bibee,  Logan Allen and Gavin Williams will certainly deal with the missteps that are available in one's student season. If the team knows it can count on a healthy,  old-school Bieber,  it can breathe a sigh of Alex WoodPrevious Opening Day starts: None2023 season: 5-5,  4.33 ERA,  74 K,  972/3 innings with San FranciscoWood,  who authorized a 1 year deal with Oakland this offseason,  is rewarded with his initial job Opening Day nod as he enters his 12th major league season. The veteran left-hander locates himself back in a beginning rotation full-time after carrying out in a swingman role with the Giants last season,  publishing a 4.33 age with 74 strikeouts and 42 walks in 972/3 former All-Star has proven to be a long lasting arm over his career by going 76-65 with a 3.74 age in 269 video games,  and the A's will search for him to anchor a mostly unskilled turning whose 738 innings joined in 2023 were the least by any personnel in the American Organization,  as well as provide leadership for more youthful bottles on the team such as JP Sears,  Joe Boyle,  Mitch Spence and Kyle A's were most fired up regarding Wood's strike-throwing capability,  which revealed with in Springtime Training,  as he provided simply 2 strolls with 18 strikeouts in 132/3 innings through his initial 4 Cactus League brings a record of success against Cleveland,  albeit in a small example dimension. In 3 video games against the Guardians,  he has actually acquired 142/3 scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts.