Opening Day – Page 12 – Society for American Baseball Research

Opening Day
This page includes published SABR Games Project stories on Opening Day games (including home openers).

Hanley Ramírez, Trading Card Database

April 6, 2015: Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramírez both homer twice in Red Sox’s Opening Day win

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)

Los Angeles Dodgers 2019 Opening Day (TCDB)

March 28, 2019: Dodgers smack eight homers in record-breaking Opening Day at home

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

Nate Pearson (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

July 29, 2020: Toronto Blue Jays play ‘home’ opener in Washington, lose to Nationals

Juan Soto (Trading Card Database)

April 6, 2021: Juan Soto’s first career walk-off hit gives Nationals an Opening Day win over Braves

April 8, 2021: Mets win home opener on controversial walk-off hit-by-pitch

Melissa Lambert (Courtesy of the Kansas City Royals)

March 30, 2023: Melissa Lambert makes history, but Twins shut out Royals on Opening Day

March 27, 2025: Wilyer Abreu homers twice on Opening Day as Red Sox beat Rangers