Tar Heels in MLB: Bard, Harvey among big Opening Day stories

Posted Mar 31, 2021
The two big Opening Day stories for former North Carolina baseball players are right-handed pitchers Daniel Bard and Matt Harvey, both in their 30s, with plenty of hope entering the season. Bard, 35, will be the Colorado Rockies’ closer and Harvey is getting another chance to prove himself, this time as the No. 2 starter in the Baltimore Orioles’ rotation. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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