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The History of Opening Day


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we’re going to tell you all about the
history of the MLB’s opening day nope
for the past century baseball has been
considered above all other sports as
America’s national pastime opening day
is the game that marks the beginning of
the baseball season the only day we’re
all teams are considered equal yea
though no other game of the 162 game
season is waited for like that of
opening day prior to opening day the
teens managers have to decide who will
be the pitcher for the opening day game
this role is usually reserved for the
team’s ace pitcher and is considered an
honor in turn the pictures of start on
opening day are recognized throughout
the baseball world as their team’s best
starting pitchers opening day has also
become a day for US presidents to show
their stuff on April 14 1910 president
and baseball fan William Howard Taft
attended the home opener in Washington
DC since then 11 sitting US president
have tossed the season ceremonial first
pitch opening day in 1940 is remembered
as the most famous pitching event as
Cleveland ace Bob Feller and White Sox
hurler Eddie Smith went head-to-head
Valley was in control and through the
only opening day no-hitter in major
league history hammerin Hank Aaron weld
the crowd at Riverfront Stadium on his
first wing of the 1974 season when he
tied babe ruth with a 714 career home
run many other memorable events have
occurred on opening day from riots two
home runs and snow ball to fastball
opening day doesn’t really affect a team
season but the date continues to remain
in the hearts and minds of baseball fans
everywhere who just can’t wait to hear
the words play ball strike one but
should i do like a picture looks like
that I’ll get it right this time
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