The Boston Red Sox played their first game under that name on…
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In other seasons, the Opening Day faceoff between the Triple-A…
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Willie Stargell began 1975 with a new assignment. For the first…
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The New York Mets made several significant changes for 2005.…
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The story of General Abner Doubleday inventing baseball as a…
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Mel Ott began the 1946 season, the 21st of his career with the…
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April 14, 1908: Boston wins first game as the Red Sox after formal name change
April 10, 1981: Pawtucket, Rochester warm up for longest game with extra innings on Opening Day
Early Wynn
Carl Michael Yastrzemski
Lawrence King (Larry) Yount
Joseph (Joey) Daniel Votto
Larry Kenneth Robert Walker
George Thomas (Tom) Seaver
Philip Henry (Phil) Niekro
Dale Bryan Murphy
Orestes (Minnie) Miñoso
James Timothy McCarver
Pedro Jaime Martinez
Joe Patrick Mauer
William Stanley Mazeroski
Alfed Manuel (Billy) Martin
James Richard (Jim) Leyland
George Howard Brett
Bert Ricalbert Blyleven
Ernest (Ernie) Banks
April 10, 1975: Willie Stargell returns to first base, homers twice in Pirates’ Opening Day win over Cubs
April 4, 2005: Pedro Martinez makes his Mets debut; Reds rally for Opening Day win
April 26, 1872: Mansfields of Middletown are ‘Chicagoed’ in National Association debut
April 16, 1946: Giants’ Mel Ott hits 511th and final career home run on Opening Day