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Will Venable sets White Sox starting rotation as spring battle comes to an end

There’s still around a week to go until the White Sox take the field in Milwaukee for Opening Day, but pieces of the roster are starting to fall into place. A camp-long battle for the starting rotation has come to an end this week as White Sox manager Will Venable has announced the team’s starting rotation to begin the season. Here’s a brief breakdown of each of the White Sox starters and their expectations for the season.

Will Venable sets the White Sox Opening Day rotation:

Game 1: Shane Smith
Game 2: Sean Burke
Game 3: Anthony Kay
Game 4: Davis Martin
Game 5: Erick Fedde— Brooke Fletcher (@BrookeFletcher) March 17, 2026

Game 1: RHP Shane Smith

To the surprise of nobody, the White Sox lone All-Star representative from a year ago will get the ball on Opening Day this season.