![]() The whole thing runs surprisingly smoothly. With an intonation usually saved for hawking hot dogs and beer: “Please have your vaccination cards out with your ID. They wield thermometers, and check documentation, or else issue repetitive reminders. ![]() A small army of staff patrols the pavilions just outside the gates to make this feasible and as fast as possible. “Like all the protocols they have, it was a nightmare.”Īt Yankee Stadium, fans and media members must show proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test. If anything, “it's a little over and beyond,” he says. He would have gone then, too, if they’d let him, and he feels plenty comfortable now with the safety measures. He’s 48 and says he hasn’t missed an opening day in over 20 years. “Honestly, if I didn't have a ticket, I still would have came here to be in the parking lot,” says a fan who calls himself Fast C and won’t give me his real name. It is not tailgate weather, it is not drink-beers-before-noon weather, it is barely baseball weather except when you consider that a couple of years ago the Yankees’ home opener was snowed out because this is what early April in New York does at the worst possible time.ĭespite the wet chill, some significant portion of the 10,850 fans that the Yankees are admitting to start the season have arrived 2 1/2 hours before first pitch to act like it is tailgate weather. But it is 40 degrees and raining in the Bronx at 10:30 a.m. I told my editor that I wouldn’t write about the weather. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Braving the conditions at Yankee Stadium San Francisco Giants at Seattle Mariners, 10:10 p.m.Baseball fans around the country got to watch their hometown teams in person for the first time since 2019.Houston Astros at Oakland Athletics, 10:07 p.m., fuboTV (regionally).Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels, 10:05 p.m., fuboTV (nationally).PPD: New York Mets at Washington Nationals ( reportedly called off due to COVID-19 issues). ![]() Tampa Bay Rays at Miami Marlins, 4:10 p.m.Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds, 4:10 p.m. Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies, 4:10 p.m., fuboTV (nationally).Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals, 4:10 p.m.Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, 4:10 p.m.Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 3:05 p.m., fuboTV (regionally).Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m., fuboTV (regionally).PPD: Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox (rained out game will be played Friday).Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:10 p.m.Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m., fuboTV (nationally).Select games are streaming through fuboTV (try for free). Get the Draft Kit in your inbox completely free here.īelow is the full schedule for 2021 MLB Opening Day. Plus see the top players at each position, complete with winning projections. You can find every team's early season attendance plan here.ĭominate your Fantasy Baseball draft with our free Draft Kit, which gives you must-have sleepers, breakouts, busts, and rankings. All ballparks hosting Opening Day games on April 1 will allow at least limited attendance. MLB had no in-person attendance during the 2020 regular season as the league played a 60-game campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Trout and the Angels will face a strong White Sox team as Tony La Russa returns to the dugout.Īnd yes, there will be fans. The New York Yankees will send Gerrit Cole to the mound to go up against the Blue Jays and new center fielder George Springer. The Los Angeles Dodgers begin their title defense with a trip to face the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. All 30 MLB teams were scheduled to be in action April 1, and there are some intriguing matchups on the Opening Day schedule. The new campaign starts Thursday, and the league is returning to a full, 162-game schedule for the 2021 season. Major League Baseball Opening Day 2021 is here.
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