Luis Severino Will Start For Athletics Opening Day Against Seattle Mariners

Severino will face off against Mariners ace Logan Gilbert in the team's first game of the season against each other March 27.

New York Mets pitcher Luis Severino throws during Game 2 of a National League Divisional Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Oct. 6 at Citizens Bank Park. / Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

There is a little over a week until Seattle Mariners baseball is officially back.

The Mariners announced March 15 that 2024 All-Star Logan Gilbert would be the team's opening day starter against the Athletics on opening day March 27.

Gilbert earned the honor after joining the 200/200 club for the first time in his career last season. He had 3.23 ERA with 220 strikeouts in 208.2 innings pitched across 33 starts.

Logan Gilbert's 2Ks in the 1st. pic.twitter.com/AOf0L5eGM5

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 8, 2025

And Seattle found out who the Athletics would have on the hill on Wednesday.

Two-time All-Star Luis Severino will be on the mound for the A's on March 27 at T-Mobile Park, per a post on "X" from MLB.com's A's writer Martin Gallegos.

A’s will begin the season with a rotation of Luis Severino, Jeffrey Springs, Osvaldo Bido, JP Sears and Joey Estes as their five starters.

Mitch Spence will start out in the bullpen.

— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) March 19, 2025

The Athletics signed Severino to a three-year, $67 million deal in the offseason. His deal set a franchise record for the highest contract given to a player.

Severino played for the New York Mets in 2024 after a nine-year stint with the New York Yankees. While he was with the Mets, Severino started 31 games and had a 3.91 ERA with 161 strikouts in 182 innings pitched.

Luis Severino's 2Ks in the 1st. pic.twitter.com/3IluliM5vy

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) October 17, 2024

It will be the fifth start of Severino's decade-long career against the Mariners. In his previous four starts, Severino had a 2-2 record with a 4.24 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 23.1 innings pitched.

Severino started a game against the Mariners last season on Aug. 11. He pitched five innings and struck out eight batters, but also allowed four earned runs off six hits (two home runs).

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