Most Braves opening-day starts by position (Atlanta era)
The Braves open the regular season at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 29 against the Phillies at SunTrust Park.
Among the trivia topics around the subject of opening-day starters is that Chipper Jones holds the record for starts on consecutive opening days, with 15, the first seven and last five at third base, with three in left in between. Dale Murphy is second with 13, at five positions (catcher, first base and all three outfield positions). He never started more than three consecutive opening days at a position.
Also, first baseman Freddie Freeman is scheduled to start for the eighth time at that position, adding to his Atlanta-era record.
For a look at each position and the player or players with the most opening-day starts there since the team moved to Atlanta for the 1966 season, check out the video above.
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