March 31, 1998: Mets beat Phillies on Opening Day on Alberto Castillo’s walk-off single in 14th inning
The 1998 season was baseball’s first with a full slate of regular-season…
April 5, 2004: In Joe Mauer’s debut, Twins win on walk-off home run by Shannon Stewart
The consensus top talent in the 2001 amateur draft was University…
April 1, 2007: Glavine, Mets turn the page in Opening Day win over World Series champion Cardinals
The slice of eternity between when the heavily favored 97-win…
March 25, 2008: Matsuzaka, Okajima book-end Opening Day win for Red Sox at the Tokyo Dome
The reigning World Series champion Boston Red Sox played two…
April 10, 1998: Yankees, A’s combine for Yankee Stadium scoring record in home opener
The New York Yankees were set to play their first home game of…
April 1, 1996: Pat Hughes joins Cubs broadcast booth, Mark Grace wins opener in 10th
Wrigley Field was decorated with pleated buntings for Opening…
March 31, 2003: Tampa Bay scores 5 runs in ninth inning to beat Red Sox on Opening Day
Lou Piniella was coming home. The Tampa native signed a four-year…
April 12, 2010: Padres whip the Braves, 17-2, in home opener
After losing home openers at both Arizona and Colorado on their…
April 4, 2004: Red Sox stumble out of the gate against retooled Orioles
On Sunday evening, April 4, the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore…
March 29, 2000: Cubs top Mets in season opener at Japan’s Tokyo Dome
The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets traveled halfway around the…
April 2, 1996: Derek Jeter makes first Opening Day start in Joe Torre’s debut as Yankees manager
The Cleveland Indians were scheduled to open the defense of their…
April 26, 1995: Braves prevail on Opening Day with small crowd, high expectations
While most teams enter a new season with a sense of optimism,…
April 4, 2005: A magical season begins for White Sox (in under two hours)
Sometimes a magical season begins with offensive thunder, other…
April 14, 2005: ‘Baseball is back in Washington, DC!’ as Nationals win home opener
There is graduation pomp and circumstance. There is Opening Day…
April 6, 2007: Devil Rays score three in the ninth to beat Blue Jays in home opener
Expectations were high for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2007.…
March 31, 1996: Mariners recapture the magic, rally to win on Opening Day
The anticipation might have been as great as any Mariners opener…
April 8, 2004: Padres walk off in first game at Petco Park
Coming into the 2004 season the Padres had played 2,775 regular-season…
April 5, 2005: Marlins exceed high expectations on Opening Day
Going into 2005, the Florida Marlins began with high expectations,…
April 5, 2004: Beltran’s walk-off homer lifts Royals to Opening Day win
There was an air of excitement on Opening Day at Kauffman Stadium…
April 10, 1998: ‘Greatest Closing Act Ever Seen in a Fenway Opener’
Hey, it’s Opening Day. Fans had been without live baseball…
April 1, 2002: Big Unit matches the Big Train in Opening Day victory for Diamondbacks
In the world of digital photography, a pixel is the smallest…
April 4, 2005: Rockies’ resilient rookies lead comeback on Opening Day
Baseball can be the most agonizing of games because blame is…
March 30, 2008: Ryan Zimmerman sends D.C. fans home happy with walk-off homer in Nationals Park debut
With Washington’s new ballpark due to open, the Nationals lobbied…
April 4, 2005: Washington Nationals lose debut game to Phillies
It was a few minutes after 4 P.M. on September 29, 2004, and…