Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora named Eduardo Nunez the team's Opening Day starter at second base on Thursday.
Nunez will fill in at the position with Dustin Pedroia recovering from offseason knee surgery. Pedroia isn't expected to return until late April or May.
Although it was presumed Nunez would be filling in for Pedroia, with Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers firmly entrenched at shortstop and third base respectively, Cora confirmed the move to reporters including ESPN's Scott Lauber.
The Red Sox re-signed Nunez to a one-year contract in February after the 30-year-old hit .321/.353/.539 with Boston after being acquired from the San Francisco Giants last July.
