Opening Day

Opening Day is the first day of the Major League Baseball regular season and is regarded as an American tradition and unofficial holiday among baseball fans. Opening day falls around the beginning of April each year. While a Sunday night opener has been put in place in recent years, the Monday games are played all over the league, and the Cincinnati opener is still considered the official beginning of the season. Fast Facts:

1. The Cincinnati Reds are the only team to open every season at home.
2. 1910: William Howard Taft became the first U.S. President to throw out the first pitch to start a season
3. Frank Robinson holds the record for Opening Day home runs with 8.
4. A team's best pitcher is usually given the starting position on Opening Day.
5. Opening Night 2008: March 30, Braves vs. Nationals at Nationals Park, Washington D.C.
6. Opening Day 2008: March 31

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