The Kansas City Royals reunited with a familiar face this offseason when they signed free agent starting pitcher Zack Greinke to a one-year contract worth $13 million. Unsurprisingly, the Royals announced that the veteran right-hander would lead their young rotation as the Opening Day starter when the team takes on the Cleveland Guardians on April 7. Greinke made MLB history in the process, as reported by MLB.com.

The right-handed Greinke last took the bump for the Royals opener on April 5, 2010, and the 12-year gap in Opening Day starts for one team is the largest in baseball history, per the Elias Sports Bureau.

Greinke, who was drafted sixth overall by the Royals in 2002, toed the rubber for the club’s opener in 2010, making the 12-year gap between Opening Day starts the largest in baseball history for a player on the same team, per the Elias Sports Bureau.