The day has finally come: MLB season has finally commenced with the official Opening Day on Thursday, March 27. For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as the start of something special and a symbol of rebirth. Many people feel that this is an occasion of starting fresh, with everyone back at the same level with a 0-0 record.
But Opening Day energizes the sports world and the baseball world like nothing else. From players to the coaching staff and everyone that surrounds them, Opening Day brings out the best in everyone. Opening Day marks the start of consistency; after today, there will be a baseball game almost every day for as long as the season goes along. So many people love the fact that baseball is consistent and has a long season. It brings comfort knowing that Opening Day is the start of the baseball season which is here to stay for months ahead.
Another side of Opening Day is remembering everything that you’ve missed since the last pitch of last season: missing letting a team affect your mood that day, judging all of the umpire’s calls and being on edge all day waiting to see if your team wins or loses. But once all this starts up again, many fans take it for granted, not realizing how good they have it until it’s gone.
Baseball’s bests are going to be front and center on Opening Day. Paul Skenes will start on the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge is back, Shohei Ohtani returns for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Juan Soto will make his debut for the New York Mets, Alex Bregman will be in a Boston Red Sox Jersey and Blake Snell will be wearing Dodger blue. All your favorite players on your favorite teams running out of the dugout for the first time in what is a 162-game long season, and the best is only ahead.
All of the other professional leagues, the NFL, NBA and NHL, have their season openers, but no sport does it like the MLB. So, does that mean MLB has the best season opener in all of sports? Many teams have traditions within the annual season opener whether they host or start on the road. Even if a team does not open their season at their home stadium, their ‘official home opener’ is still a big deal whenever the time comes. Every team’s traditions are different, but some include banner raisings, presidential first pitches, legendary team alumni in attendance, parades, tailgates and more. On Opening Day, you see the true joy of baseball and what will occur every day for the next six months. There were 14 games on Thursday, March 27 and will benine games on Friday, 15 on Saturday, 13 on Sunday, and 14 on Monday. This continues until the end of September. People might have no idea what their September will look like, but one thing they can count on is baseball. The selected MLB teams will still be playing through Halloween for the postseason, where it gets even more exciting with the anticipation of the World Series.
All you need to know is that baseball is officially back, and all 32 teams are taking the field this weekend. The best is yet to come, but the wait is finally over. Let’s play ball!