We already knew that LHP Patrick Corbin is going to be getting the start for the Washington Nationals on Opening Day, however, it took a bit of time for the New York Mets to name their Opening Day starter due to Jacob deGrom's recent injury.

The New York Mets officially named right-hander Tylor Megill the starter for their Opening Day matchup with the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park, pending rain of course.

With Jacob deGrom unavailable and Max Scherzer lined up to start Game 2 on Friday, Megill seemed like the logical choice. Mets manager Buck Showalter revealed earlier this week that the decision was down to the trio of Megill, David Peterson, and Trevor Williams.

Despite not having thrown a pitch at the Triple-A level, Megill was thrust into the rotation and certainly looked the part. He stepped up big-time and pitched some meaningful innings for the injury-plagued rotation.

Megill ultimately faltered off a bit towards the end of the year, but that is likely due to the number of innings he had thrown. Although, Megill still did pitch to a solid 4.52 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and struck out 99 batters over 89.2 innings pitched.

Even facing some of the top lineups in baseball Megill was poised and in control out there on the bump. He was praised throughout the year by former skipper Luis Rojas and his teammates for his calm, cool, and collected demeanor on the pitching mound.

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