Ivan Nova will start for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Opening Day.

Whether he remains with the Pirates through the end of the season is another story. The club traded Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole this offseason and the veteran Nova is owed $8.5 million in each of the next two seasons.

"I said it when I signed here, and I still feel this way: This is [the] place I want to be," Nova said. "I love playing for the Pirates."