Opening Day – Page 10 – Society for American Baseball Research

April 5, 2005: Marlins exceed high expectations on Opening Day

Livan Hernandez (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 14, 2005: ‘Baseball is back in Washington, DC!’ as Nationals win home opener

Tom Glavine (Trading Card DB)

April 1, 2007: Glavine, Mets turn the page in Opening Day win over World Series champion Cardinals

Elijah Dukes (Trading Card Database)

April 2, 2007: Elijah Dukes starts major-league career with a home run, but Yankees beat Devil Rays on Opening Day

April 6, 2007: Devil Rays score three in the ninth to beat Blue Jays in home opener

Daisuke Matsuzaka

March 25, 2008: Matsuzaka, Okajima book-end Opening Day win for Red Sox at the Tokyo Dome

March 30, 2008: Ryan Zimmerman sends D.C. fans home happy with walk-off homer in Nationals Park debut

April 12, 2010: Padres whip the Braves, 17-2, in home opener

Roy Halladay (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 5, 2012: Roy Halladay, Phillies blank Pirates 1-0 on Opening Day

April 6, 2012: Pena’s walk-off single lifts Rays over Yankees on Opening Day

April 13, 2012: Giants’ Matt Cain pitches a one-hitter on Opening Day

Jon Lester

April 1, 2013: Red Sox begin journey from worst to first with Opening Day win at Yankee Stadium

April 1, 2013: Kershaw’s bat decides Opening Day pitchers’ duel at Dodger Stadium

April 1, 2013: Strasburg’s pitching, Harper’s two homers propel Nats to Opening Day win

BuchholzClay

April 8, 2013: Boston Red Sox win ninth consecutive home opener

March 22, 2014: Opening Day Down Under as Dodgers defeat Diamondbacks

April 4, 2014: A record, the rooftop, and a Rockies rout on Opening Day at Coors Field

April 2, 2017: Bumgarner hits two home runs on Opening Day, but Diamondbacks beat Giants in ninth

Shohei Ohtani (Trading Card DB)

April 3, 2018: Shohei Ohtani’s home debut with Angels is a blast (and two singles)

Dr. Anthony Fauci (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 23, 2020: Baseball returns to Washington without fans on Opening Day

Jose Peraza (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 24, 2020: Long delayed but lopsided Opening Day win for Red Sox

Eric Hosmer (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 24, 2020: Eric Hosmer’s 6 RBIs lead Padres to Opening Day win in front of no fans

Jack Flaherty (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 24, 2020: Cardinals top Pirates on Opening Day delayed by COVID-19

Minnesota Twins players LaMonte Wade and Tyler Duffey, center, kneel during the national anthem in a protest for racial justice on July 28, 2020, at Target Field in Minneapolis. (COURTESY OF THE MINNESOTA TWINS)

July 28, 2020: Twins highlight George Floyd and racial justice in home opener