Photos: PLAY BALL! – 2013 Opening Day for Major League Baseball
March 31, 2013
Washington Nationals relief pitcher Rafael Soriano warms up before an opening day baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Washington, on Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ( Marlins Nationals Baseball )
Arizona Diamondbacks players stand along the third base line during Opening Day festivities before the start of their MLB National League baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Phoenix, Arizona, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ralph D. Freso ( BASEBALL/ )
A dog waits to pose for photographs with people before an opening day baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres Monday, April 1, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) ( Padres Mets Baseball )
Detroit Tigers' Prince Fielder hits a double in the first inning of an opening day baseball game against the Minnesota Twins' Monday, April 1, 2013 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) ( Tigers Twins Baseball )
A members of the Boston Red Sox wears a special patch to honor the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting during Opening Day on April 1, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ( 165195516 )
A New York Mets fan walks with a bag of baseballs outside CitiField before the New York Mets opening day MLB National League baseball game against the San Diego Padres in New York, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton ( BASEBALL/ )
An "Opening Day" sticker is seen on the windshield of a motorcycle outside Yankee Stadium before the New York Yankees opening day MLB American League baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar ( BASEBALL/ )
A fan holds a opening day ticket before the start of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 1, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) ( 165210767 )
New York Yankees fan Pete Anderson wears Yankees glasses as he stands outside Yankee Stadium before the New York Yankees opening day MLB American League baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar ( BASEBALL/ )
Arizona Diamondbacks' Adam Eaton blows a bubble in the dugout as he waits for the start of their MLB Opening Day National League baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Phoenix, Arizona April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ralph D. Freso ( BASEBALL/ )
A New York Yankees fan waits for the gates to open outside Yankee Stadium before the Yankees' opening day MLB American League baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar ( BASEBALL/ )
Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Skip Schumaker, left, center fielder Matt Kemp, top, and right fielder Andre Ethier celebrate after they defeated the San Francisco Giants in their opening day baseball game at Dodger Stadium, Monday, April 1, 2013, in Los Angeles. The Dodgers won 4-0. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Giants Dodgers Baseball )
A giant American flag is unfurled by cadets from the U.S. military academy at West Point in center field at the Yankee Stadium before the opening day MLB American League baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in New York, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar ( BASEBALL/ )
New York Mets' Ike Davis poses for a photograph with Alexa Kniss, 3, of East Meadow, N.Y., before the Opening Day baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Citi Field in New York, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) ( Padres Mets Baseball )
A fan with a colored beard looks on before the Opening Day baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies Monday, April 1, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) ( Rockies Brewers Baseball )
A bucket of baseballs for batting practice is seen before the Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros on Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on March 31, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) ( 165125633 )
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun, left, Rickie Weeks, and Jonathan Lucroy, right, react after Weeks and Braun scored on Aramis Ramirez's two-run double against the Colorado Rockies in the eighth inning of an opening day baseball game Monday, April 1, 2013, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) ( Rockies Brewers Baseball )
Cadets from the U.S. military academy at West Point watch from the stands as New York Yankees players warm up during batting practice at Yankee Stadium before the Yankees' opening day MLB American League baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in New York, April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar ( BASEBALL/ )
Texas Rangers first baseman Lance Berkman (27) waves to the crowd as he is introduced before a season-opening baseball game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool) ( Rangers Astros Baseball )
Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward (L), leads the Atlanta Braves team onto the field during their opening day ceremonies prior to their MLB National League baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Tami Chappell ( BASEBALL/ )
Ronny Cedeno #13 of the Houston Astros scores in the fifth inning on single by Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on March 31, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) ( 165144152 )
Houston Astros and Texas Rangers players observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as the United States and Texas state flags are displayed in centerfield before a season-opening baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool) ( Rangers Astros Baseball )
Houston Astros manager Bo Porter (16) runs out during player introductions before a season-opening baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Minute Maid Park, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Karen Warren) ( Rangers Astros Baseball )
Ian Kinsler #5 of the Texas Rangers leaps at the wall but can't make a catch on a ball hit by Justin Maxwell #44 of the Houston Astros on Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on March 31, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) ( 165143790 )
Lance Berkman #27 of the Texas Rangers singles to center field in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros on Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on March 31, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) ( 165143798 )
Chris Carter #23 of the Houston Astros tosses his bat after striking out in the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers on Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on March 31, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) ( 165143829 )
Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Starling Marte (6) runs out of the dugout after being introduced on opening day at PNC Park in Pittsburgh before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2013. The Cubs won 3-1. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Cubs Pirates Baseball )
Justin Maxwell #44 of the Houston Astros makes a diving catch on a line drive by Ian Kinsler #5 of the Texas Rangers in the third inning on Opening Day at Minute Maid Park on March 31, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) ( 165143828 )
A young Arizona Diamondbacks fan waits for the start of a MLB Opening Day National League baseball game between the Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals in Phoenix, Arizona April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ralph D. Freso ( BASEBALL/ )
Houston Astros' Justin Maxwell (44) rounds second on his two-run triple in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on opening day at Minute Maid Park on Sunday, March 31, 2013 in Houston. Houston defeated Texas 8-2. (AP Photo/The Courier, Jason Fochtman) ( Rangers Astros Baseball )
Melissa Bull and Byron Wilcher watch as fireworks explode following the Houston Astros' 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers in a season-opening baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool) ( Rangers Astros Baseball )
Angel Davila poses for a photo next to a Jeff Bagwell statue during the street festival outside of Minute Maid Park,before an opening day baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Karen Warren) ( Rangers Astros Baseball )
Snow falls as a batboy places the batting helmets for the Chicago Cubs in the dugout rack before an opening day baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ( Cubs Pirates Baseball )
First responders and volunteers who aided victims of Hurricane Sandy were honored on the field during Opening Day ceremonies before the baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on Monday, April 1, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) ( Padres Mets Baseball )
A base sits on the grass prior to the opening day game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on April 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) ( 165188760 )
Members of the Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals listen to the national anthem prior to the start of their opening day game at Nationals Park on April 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) ( 165188995 )
Two Atlanta Braves fans wait for Opening Day between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies at Turner Field on April 1, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) ( 165195819 )
Jonathan Buehler, of Alpharetta, Ga., holds two baseballs while taking a picture before the start of an opening day baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, April 1, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ( Phillies Braves Baseball )
Kansas City Royals second baseman Chris Getz is unable to catch a shallow fly ball off the bat of Chicago White Sox's Alexei Ramirez during the sixth inning of the White Sox's opening day baseball game Monday, April 1, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ( Royals White Sox Baseball )
Boston Red Sox left fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. pulls in a deep fly out by New York Yankees' Robinson Cano during the third inning of an opening day baseball game, Monday, April 1, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ( APTOPIX Red Sox Yankees Baseball )
Fans watch from the outfield as Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward swings at a pitch in the first inning of an opening day baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Monday, April 1, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ( Phillies Braves Baseball )
Hans Felton, with a Ryan Braun cutout, jokes with with Kelly Traska before the an opening day baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/West Bend Daily News, John Ehlke) ( Rockies Brewers Baseball )
Arizona Diamondbacks first base coach Steve Sax stretches his legs next to pitcher Heath Bell (R) before the start of their MLB Opening Day National League baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Phoenix, Arizona April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Ralph D. Freso ( BASEBALL/ )
Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates catches a fly ball against the Chicago Cubs during the opening day game on April 1, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Cubs defeated the Pirates 3-1. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) ( 165195627 )
The Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners stand for the signing of the National Anthem during Opening Day at O.co Coliseum on April 1, 2013 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) ( 165210887 )
Pittsburgh Pirates fans cheer during a game against the Chicago Cubs during the opening day game on April 1, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Cubs defeated the Pirates 3-1. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) ( 165195622 )
The bases sit on the field before the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day on April 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 165201900 )
Shane Victorino #18 and Jackie Bradley #44 of the Boston Red Sox celebrate the win over the New York Yankees during Opening Day on April 1, 2013 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 8-2. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ( 165195484 )
Pitcher Stephen Strasburg #37 of the Washington Nationals throws to a Miami Marlins batter during the first inning of their opening day game at Nationals Park on April 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) ( 165195207 )
The racing sausages sprint to the finish line in the sixth inning of the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies game on opening day at Miller Park on April 1, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Tom Lynn/Getty Images) ( 165201586 )
Fans enter the Jackie Robinson rotunda prior to the opening day game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at Citi Field on April 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) ( 165188796 )
Jim Hutton prepares his stir fry as he and others tailgate before opening day of baseball season as the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Colorado Rockies in a MLB National League baseball game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 1, 2013. REUTERS/Darren Hauck (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL) ( BASEBALL/ )
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