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Bob Ojeda (Trading Card DB)

April 7, 1987: Mets hold off Pirates to begin championship defense

1987 Padres: Marvell Wynne, Tony Gwynn, John Kruk (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 13, 1987: Wynne, Gwynn, Kruk make homer history for Padres, but Giants win slugfest

April 4, 1988: Brewers blast Baltimore on Opening Day

Darryl Strawberry (TRADING CARD DB)

April 4, 1988: Darryl Strawberry blasts 525-foot homer off Olympic Stadium service ring

Dave Dravecky

April 4, 1988: Dave Dravecky goes the distance in Giants’ Opening Day win over Dodgers

April 4, 1988: Angry George Bell hits unprecedented three home runs on Opening Day

April 3, 1989: New-look Orioles begin season on winning note

April 4, 1989: Astros, Mike Scott win season opener over Braves at the Dome

Sam Horn (TRADING CARD DB)

April 9, 1990: Orioles’ Sam Horn homers twice, drives in six in Opening Day win

April 9, 1990: White Sox eke out a win in final Opening Day at Comiskey Park

Opening Day for Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Courtesy of the Baltimore Orioles)

April 6, 1992: Orioles win season opener at brand-new Camden Yards

April 6, 1992: Blue Jays newcomers deliver on Opening Day

Tom Glavine (Trading Card DB)

April 7, 1992: Braves’ Tom Glavine beats Astros for first time with two-hit shutout on Opening Day

April 5, 1993: Florida Marlins victorious in franchise debut behind Charlie Hough

Dusty Baker (Trading Card DB)

April 6, 1993: Dusty Baker wins managerial debut as Giants edge Cardinals on Opening Day

April 9, 1993: A Rocky Mountain high on Opening Day in Colorado

April 4, 1994: Cubs’ Tuffy Rhodes goes deep three times on Opening Day

Jim Eisenreich (Trading Card DB)

April 4, 1994: Phillies’ late comeback spoils Rockies’ second season opener

Fred McGriff (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 26, 1995: Braves prevail on Opening Day with small crowd, high expectations

March 31, 1996: Mariners recapture the magic, rally to win on Opening Day

Mark Grace

April 1, 1996: Pat Hughes joins Cubs broadcast booth, Mark Grace wins opener in 10th

Derek Jeter (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

April 2, 1996: Derek Jeter makes first Opening Day start in Joe Torre’s debut as Yankees manager

Alberto Castillo (Trading Card DB)

March 31, 1998: Mets beat Phillies on Opening Day on Alberto Castillo’s walk-off single in 14th inning

April 10, 1998: ‘Greatest Closing Act Ever Seen in a Fenway Opener’

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