The Kansas City Royals have picked Yordano Ventura to start their season opener against the Chicago White Sox.

Ventura, 23, went 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA as a rookie last season and tossed seven scoreless innings to beat the San Francisco Giants in Game 6 of the World Series.

Ned Yost says Danny Duffy and Edinson Volquez will follow Ventura in the rotation.