With iPad in hand, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde instructed pitching coach Drew French to close the door to the skipper’s office on Friday afternoon and told right-hander Zach Eflin to take a seat on the black leather couch.

After the way spring training has unfolded, the announcement Friday was a mere formality. Zach Eflin will be the Orioles’ opening day starter March 27 against the Blue Jays in Toronto, manager Brandon Hyde announced Friday afternoon.

The MLB season is rapidly approaching and Opening Day is around the corner. As such, teams around the league are beginning to name their starters for the first game of the year. On Friday, the Baltimore Orioles found a unique and very cute way to let Zach Eflin know he got the nod.