A fan catches a foul ball behind home plate and drinks out of a cup of beer. (0:38) The MLB season is here. The opening day action didn't disappoint, and Friday kept the party going with mascot antics and more. The rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox was renewed with Josh Donaldson's walk-off win. The Detroit Tigers started their season with a walk-off win. Other highlights from the second day of the MLB season included the Philadelphia Phillies cruising to victory against the Oakland Athletics, the loaded Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the Colorado Rockies, and the SeattleMariners and Minnesota Twins making their debuts. The Toronto Blue Jays came back from a seven-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 10-8 in the evening. Jeff and Jeremy scored home runs that were unforgettable. The San Francisco Giants and Miami Marlins began their journeys on Friday. Here is a breakdown of some of the best moments from the first two days of the MLB season. The season preview includes predictions and moves that made waves in the off-season.
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The Blue Jays are the favorite to win the American League East and go to the World Series, according to 38 voters. The belief is that the rotation and the bullpen are good. The lineup is the main reason so many are in Toronto. Lefty Gomez once said that the Blue Jay's muscles have muscles on top of them. They came back from a seven point deficit before a large crowd at Rogers Centre. Teoscar was 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 800-273-3217 He has slugged.538 over the past two seasons, despite being overlooked on a team with Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and George Springer. As often as those three will get on base in front of him, he is a good bet to lead the American League in batting average. They did it 23 times last season and are a good bet to do it again.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lineup, largely by us, was eerily quiet in its season opener, managing one hit and six strikeouts through the first three frames. The top of the fourth was an example of the offense&s ability to strike at a moment's notice. A Will Smith single was followed by a Chris Taylor double and four other batters reached with two outs. Gavin Lux was a single. Mookie Betts had a double. Freddie walked. Turner reached for it. The Dodgers scored five runs by the end of the half-inning, which was all they would need. Four of their starters reached base multiple times. It was more than enough.
One of the questions surrounding the San Francisco Giants coming off an amazing 107-win season centered on whether the ace of this pitching staff, Logan Webb, was ready to assume a role as the ace of this pitching staff. Brandon Belt was on a boat on opening day. Despite a shortened spring training, the Miami Marlins were shut out by the devastating changeup-slider-sinker combination of Ryan Webb. After giving up three ninth-inning runs, Camilo Doval was removed from the game and replaced by Thairo Estrada. The Giants hope to repeat as division champion, and it looks like they will get a boost from the appearance of Webb.
On a day of debuts at Target Field, for one day at least, the Mariners got their money's worth fromRobbie Ray, both in terms of quality and quantity.
Ray threw 96 pitches and held the Twins to a lone run, as he made his debut on Friday.
Other debuts did not go as well. The attention was on Carlos as he was introduced to his new fans in the Twin Cities. After a single in the first, Correa was thrown out at the plate on a double play and finished the game 1-for-4.
After the game, he was positive.
The atmosphere was great. It was a great game. The pitching did a great job. The defense was solid. It was tough hitting today. He had some good stuff.
In his first game for the Twins, Gary Sanchez went 0-for-4 and flew out to the wall off Drew Steckenrider to end the game, falling a couple of feet short of a game-winning, two-run home run. On a scale of 1 to 10, the flip of his bat was probably a 3.
I was able to hit it up, and I thought it was gone. Today was not the day.
The two new-look teams played on a cold, clear day in Minnesota.
For one day at least, the Mariners can believe that the man they signed was the same as the one who won the American League Cy Young last season. It has to be exciting for a team trying to get into the playoffs.
What did you think would happen on opening day? They used a number of pitchers and pinch hitters, with the new pitcher, Brooks Raley, getting the save by striking out the runner at the end of the game. Raley had two saves for the Astros last season, one in a 9-1 game and the other in an extra-inning game. The club had a record 14 different pitchers record a save. Kevin Cash has the ability to deploy any pitcher at any time. The other story of the game was that Wander Franco is a contender to win the batting title at age 21. His first hit was an infield single, his second a semi-soft line drive to left, but then in his final two at bats, he lined out to first on a 109.1 mph laser and single to right on a 109.7 mph line drive. We are going to see a lot of three-hit games next to his name.
I have a feeling I will be watching a lot of the games this season. The NL East is going to be a three-team fight between the Braves, Mets and Phils, but the team that is going to be more entertaining is the Phils.
Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto, Nick Castellanos, and BryceHarper are the top five in the lineup. A lot of power, a lot of walks and a nice mix. Schwarber led off his career with a home run, and five of his teammates went 7-for-19 with four walks, seven runs and six RBIs. If this will be a great lineup, the bottom of the order will determine it. It might have to be given the concerns about the defense and the bullpen.
Josh Donaldson made a strong first impression on Yankees fans with a 2-for6 performance from the leadoff spot and a walk-off single in the 11th as the Yankees defeated the Red Sox.
The Yankees ace struggled in the first, allowing a two-run home run to Rafael Devers and three runs total, but eventually settled down and went four strong frames, allowing one walk and four hits.
The Yankees right fielder put together a strong performance, collecting two hits, including a double, and a run scored, on a day where the biggest news was Judge's contract negotiations. It was clear that he was important to the New York offense.
It took all of one game for the Red Sox and Yankees to remind fans that they will always find a way to make games as long as possible, as the season opener went for 3 hours, 56 minutes.
Different uniform, same El Mago. Javy Baez walked it off for the Tigers with a single off the wall in the bottom of the ninth to score AustinMeadows with the winning run. Baez always entertains. He struck out in his first two at-bats, but he made a great defensive play between those plate appearances. He contributed to an eighth-inning rally and then won it in the ninth. On the second day of the baseball season, the ball hit the wall as right fielder AJ Pollock mishandled it, and the game ended on a review.
The perfect time was when Jeremy Pe hit his first career home run.
His parents were interviewing him as he hit a dinger in the top of the seventh.
Baseball is the best.
Jeremy Peña hits his first career home run during a live interview with his parents during the at-bat. pic.twitter.com/GWE6IfiIRT
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 9, 2022
Jurickson Profar hit a home run with a bat flip. It's time to start the season in style.
First home run of the season ☑️First bat flip of the season ☑️
Courtesy of @JURICKSONPROFAR pic.twitter.com/Y6KBVnpZQB
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 9, 2022
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Sent that over the Angels in the Outfield. pic.twitter.com/fp5AartMmV
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 9, 2022
The Astros made plays at both ends of the field. Jose Altuve hit a lead-off home run to get the game started, then Alex Bregman showed off his glove work with an athletic play in the bottom of the second.
No time wasted.Jose Altuve leads the game off with a dinger.
(@MLB x @ZipRecruiter) pic.twitter.com/5Hx7WjfVNi
— MLB (@MLB) April 9, 2022
A beautiful play by @ABREG_1.
Watch #FridayNightBaseball on @AppleTVPlus now. pic.twitter.com/29tESrZEUQ
— MLB (@MLB) April 9, 2022
Teoscar Hernandez hit a three-run moonshot in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game against the Rangers.
In case you didn't know...
WE ARE #NEXTLEVEL pic.twitter.com/xQXZhaPJdg
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 9, 2022
THE JACKET IS BACK - AND IT'S #NEXTLEVEL! @TeoscarH 😏 pic.twitter.com/Ba8guRZSqS
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 9, 2022
Jose Iglesias was the first Rockies player to hit this season.
Today's RBI single meant more💜@JoseIglesias_SS got his first hit after the passing of his father a few weeks ago, who watched every AB of his career. pic.twitter.com/4dntuZr7pL
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) April 9, 2022
The Mets outfielder celebrated his birthday in style. Who doesn't want cake when you can do a solo shot?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOMER! @JeffMcNeil805 pic.twitter.com/VQsfqpzuYy
— New York Mets (@Mets) April 8, 2022
The big-time trades and free-agent signings of this year didn't take long to get used to.
Freddie and KB pick up their first hits in their new threads. pic.twitter.com/K7CzwROMtS
— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2022
¡Por todo lo alto, @teamcjcorrea! 👊💪🇵🇷#VamosTwins pic.twitter.com/OFVsumHEVm
— Los Twins (@twinsbeisbol) April 8, 2022
ICYMI. 👀 pic.twitter.com/GzeT1TZH2X
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) April 8, 2022
Hit No. 1 for Corey. pic.twitter.com/tRBmcGzHBP
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) April 8, 2022
Nick Castellanos' first run in aPhillies uniform and the flying around the bases by BryceHarper is a thing of beauty.
Need a hit? Call Nick pic.twitter.com/CusABY0oot
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) April 8, 2022
Quarterback Russell Wilson hasn't taken a snap for the Denver Broncos, but he has stepped on the mound. Wilson, who was drafted by the Rockies in 2010, threw out the first pitch. Kris Bryant was a new face in Colorado.
Right down the middle. @DangeRussWilson's still got it! ⚾️@Rockies x #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/lqfhV1xtrw
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) April 8, 2022
New Kids on the Block 😏@KrisBryant_23 🤝 @DangeRussWilson pic.twitter.com/66IVCYFTCQ
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) April 8, 2022
Is there a Red Sox-Yankees game ending in extra frames? Donaldson did it again in his first game with New York.
.@BringerOfRain20 earns his pinstripes! #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/oTXnNGT8Og
— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2022
What a debut for the man. A clutch defensive play in the hole early in the game and a walk-off by review ended it all.
After further review ... a Javy #walkoff winner!
Powered by @Mitel pic.twitter.com/DFkabBIhNQ
— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2022
This is a clutch hit by the future Hall of Famer, and it's one of many reasons why.
The definition of clutch: @MiguelCabrera pic.twitter.com/mF7o9tOYYD
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 8, 2022
The Phillie Phanatic is one of the best mascots of all time.
a first class arrival from the phanatic pic.twitter.com/SrJI1bQ7O9
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 8, 2022
Alex Verdugo knocked in the go-ahead run after saving a run with this incredible catch.
Alex Verdugo keeps this game tied! pic.twitter.com/ephZzVpCKv
— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2022
The home run was very strong.
Like ya cut, G. pic.twitter.com/cimamj7ihQ
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 8, 2022
If you missed it, you should know that Christian Vzquez's kicks are amazing.
Xander bringing the #OpeningDay cleat heat! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/bUVQIUSalI
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 8, 2022
Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez rocking Woody and Buzz Lightyear themed cleats today for Opening Day designed by @stadiumck and @arisolomondsign pic.twitter.com/gTZy5N14Ud
— Joon Lee (@joonlee) April 8, 2022
You are welcome to Detroit, Javier Baez. So far, it's been a great start.
New team, same El Mago magic. pic.twitter.com/BaSnMKd493
— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2022
It looks like it will be one of those Red Sox-Yankees games, as the two players who have already gone very deep are Rafael Devers and Anthony Rizzo.
Allow Raffy to welcome you to the 2022 season! pic.twitter.com/ie6v3oJ76s
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 8, 2022
Let's get down to Rizzness. pic.twitter.com/i7mIGD7mUz
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 8, 2022
A member of the Ukrainian children's choir was invited to sing the national anthem at the Yankees game today.
Ahead of today's game, we welcomed Yulia Holiyat, member of the Ukrainian Children's Choir "Moloda Dumka," to perform the Ukrainian National Anthem in honor of her friends, family, and country 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/QsqK4hIyJ4
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 8, 2022
The San Francisco Giants have had a hard time replacing Barry Bonds.
Joc Pederson, who has played for a World Series champion each of the past two years, joined the Giants on a one-year, $6 million contract in March. Pederson became the 16th different Opening Day left fielder in the last 16 seasons.
That is correct.
The full list from the year of 2007 to the year of 2022.
Pederson will be their only left fielder. The Giants change their lineup to maximize platoon advantages. It is a remarkable development. The Giants left fielders have had a collective OPS of.723, fifth lowest in the majors, since Bonds final season.
Jack White, who just released an album called "Fear of the Dawn", was brought in by the Tigers to perform a raw, bluesy national anthem on a slide guitar.
Native Detroiter Jack White performs the national anthem on Opening Day. #DetroitRoots pic.twitter.com/cANcnHzOYm
— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) April 8, 2022
Wrigley Field is beautiful in the rain, but it is not a good place to play baseball.
Today's #Cubs-Brewers game at Wrigley Field has been postponed due to inclement weather.
The makeup game is scheduled for Monday, May 30, at 6:40 p.m. CDT, as the second game of a split doubleheader. The originally scheduled game that day has been shifted to start at 12:05 p.m. pic.twitter.com/MnEssS2IGg
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 8, 2022
The Colorado Rockies were wished good luck by the Colorado Rapids.
🗣 Hey batter, batter, batter
Good luck this season, @Rockies!! pic.twitter.com/SKz6ftUQJD
— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) April 8, 2022
The Baltimore Orioles have a tough road ahead of them this season, but they are getting some help from the other team in town on their opening day.
LET'S GO @Orioles‼️ https://t.co/FEvepYGU7p
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 8, 2022
The Cubs have a 2-0 lead over the Brewers.
The game of the day? Easily. Beer hit a walk-off home run on national beer day. Good luck topping that, Shohei Ohtani or Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Beer's three-run blast in the bottom of the ninth gave the D-backs a 4-2 win over the Padres, but you can't top that until there is a day named after you.
Beer said when he woke up his wife told him it was National Beer Day. It was the second career home run for the designated hitter, who went 4-for-9 in a major league cameo in 2021. He gave the victory to the D-backs in which Yu Darvish had pitched a no-hitter for the Padres. He is the first rookies to hit a walk-off home run on opening day. Cheers from David Schoenfield.
Shohei Ohtani performed well, but the rest of his Angels teammates didn't. Sound familiar? The Angels couldn't get anything going against Framber Valdez on opening day in 2021. Ohtani looked really good in his debut, and there is a clear bright side to it. Angels manager Joe Maddon wants to keep his starters around that number early on to make up for the shortened spring training, and Ohtani recorded 14 outs, allowed only one run and struck out nine batters before exiting with 80 pitches. Ohtani had his first full season as a pitcher in five years. His location and command improved as it progressed. It has carried over into 2022. He could be even better in 2022.
After Jacob deGrom hurt his shoulder, Tylor Megill was given the opening day start for the Mets. He hasn't been 230 since high school, so he's a big dude and as you might expect, he throws. He isn't expected to be the Mets' ace or anything close to it, but he has some serious potential.
The biggest pitch of his night was in the third when the Nationals had runners at the corners with one out and Juan Soto at the plate. Megill got ahead 1-2, Soto took a 98 mph pitch a hair or two off the plate, and then Megill blew a 97 mph heater past him. He got Nelson Cruz to ground out and then breezed through two more frames, finishing with five zeros and no walks. Pick this guy up if you play fantasy baseball.
The Reds might not have opened the season in their usual way, but that didn't matter. The Braves banner-unveiling party at Truist Park was spoiled by the work of starter Tyler Mahle. The right-handed pitcher struck out seven and gave up one unearned run in a five-inning outing. The Reds hope that he can build upon his performance for the start of April.
It was the most impressive moment of the night. He ended the third with a comeback liner that left Marcell Ozuna with a 104.5 mph exit velocity. The most impressive audio moment of the night? Joey Votto, the Reds first baseman, was miked up throughout the game and had his share of fun interactions.
The starting lineup for the first time in over a year was made up of Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, and Adam Wainwright. It wasn't quite the storybook return to St. Louis for Pujols that everyone wanted.
The PA announcer for the game said that Pujols was back and that the fans gave him a standing ovation. Pujols wiped away some tears as the fans chanted "Al-bert!" in his first at-bat. The joyful chorus was heard many times during his initial 11 seasons with the Cards. He flew out to left field and was 0-for-5.
Can he help the team? That is the risk of bringing back an aging great. If he fails, it puts Marmol in a tough spot. Pujols started this game against a right-handed pitcher, but Marmol wasn't going to sit him on opening day, so Pujols will serve as the designated hitter against left-handed pitchers. Let's hope there is enough juice left in the bat to help in that small role.
Joey Votto discussed his social media presence, desire to get a gold tooth and chats with Ozzie Albies while mic'd up with the ESPN booth.
The last time the Kansas City Royals had a starting pitcher was more than 2000 years ago. Greinke's greatest asset has always been his mind, even better than his pitches or changeup. Greinke will forge his path to the Hall of Fame because of his approach to pitching and his youth.
To see Bobby Witt Jr.'s go-ahead double in the eighth, which was highlighted by the top prospect.
Greinke still understands how to get outs despite the radar gun not lighting up as it used to and the batters not swinging and miss as they used to. Some lineups will be more difficult to navigate. Even with Kansas City's incredible defense, a single strikeout in 5th is not a long-term recipe for success. Greinke received a huge applause in his return. The prodigal son returned on the day of the future of the franchise.
Albert Pujols gets a standing ovation in the first at-bat of his career.
The Cubs defeated the Brewers in the first game of the MLB season in 2022. Hoerner hit the first home run of the season off of Burnes. That is correct, you read that. Hoerner became the first player in two years to hit a home run on opening day. Burnes walked the first batter he faced in 2022, after the Brewers ace set a major league record by striking out 58 before issuing his first base on balls. You cannot predict baseball.
Burnes issued a free pass to a Japanese player who walked twice and scored a run in his MLB debut.
Yu Darvish pitched a gem and the D-backs were nearly no-hit, but then a man stepped up to the plate and changed the narrative.
Do you believe in fairytales? @beer_seth just wrote one. pic.twitter.com/Nt0CEikLce
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 8, 2022
It has been six years since Mike Trout played a full season without missing time because of injury.
He has noticed.
When asked about the importance of playing a full season, Trout said it was his main goal. The Los Angeles Angels star center fielder, who spent the last four-plus months of the 2021 regular season out with a calf injury that became far more serious than expected, has a new program with the team that emphasizes flexibility and mobility in his lower body. It is hoped that it will make a difference.
He said that in the past he would wake up sore and have to grind through it.
Shohei Ohtani put together a historic season as a two-way player, but the Angels lost 85 games. They played in the same lineup for only 17 of their 162 games. Their health, along with the addition of Noah Syndergaard and a deeper bullpen, has Trout believing he might finally win his first playoff game this year.
You might have heard that Trout, the greatest player of his generation, has yet to win a game in the playoffs.
He is 30 years old.
His 12th season is this one.
Trout said he was tired of hearing it. We are eager to go.
The reason why people keep comparing Juan Soto to great hitters is because of this dinger.
.@JuanSoto25_ to the second deck! #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/6MRy9S225y
— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2022
The Los Angeles faithful showed their appreciation for Shohei Ohtani, who has taken the mound for the Angels.
Our MVP 😤#OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/iQNYuXiTGp
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) April 8, 2022
MLB is back - and so is Shohei Ohtani 💪
(via @MLB)pic.twitter.com/ArIiAKsbHo
— ESPN (@espn) April 8, 2022
The Nationals needed a perfect relay to get Pete Alonso out at home.
WHAT A PLAY 😱
The Nats get Pete Alonso out at home! pic.twitter.com/vvTGE5f6A8
— ESPN (@espn) April 8, 2022
Joey Votto might be one of the funniest players in the league, so it was a good idea to get him.
Josh Donaldson hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to give the Yankees a 6-5 win over the Red Sox.
If Tyler was already awake, he is now after this comebacker.
The glove found the ball or the ball found the glove? pic.twitter.com/bzOSH47i9g
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 8, 2022
It is unusual for a caught stealing to be the first out of the season.
Geez Ruiz. 👀#OpeningDay // #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/Qojmh1kfLI
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) April 8, 2022
The Atlanta Braves are taking on the Cincinnati Reds at Truist Park tonight.
There's nothing like #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/gcZ3SFDMrL
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 8, 2022
The first run of the season is on the board. Andrew McCutchen was able to score from third on a groundout by Lorenzo Cain in the top of the fourth to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead over the Cubs.
Lo Cain drives in Cutch for our first run and lead of the year!#ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/bxxcVyxjMr
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 7, 2022
Getting called up to the majors is a big moment for a baseball player. Some touching moments were produced for the teams and players after players were notified that they made their teams.
The pitcher was told by manager David Ross that he made the opening day roster. Roberts was emotional after he was drafted by the Cubs. The first game of the season is between the Cubs and Brewers.
.@Cubs pitcher Ethan Roberts was told he made the big league club. This is what it looked like. 😭
(Via @EliseMenaker & @WatchMarquee) pic.twitter.com/B4HpgvDCLY
— MLB (@MLB) April 5, 2022
Rodriguez, the third ranked prospect, was named to the Seattle Mariners opening day roster. He was an international free agent when he joined the team. Rodriguez will make his debut in center field on Friday against the Minnesota Twins.
Rodriguez was excited when he heard the news. The 21-year-old was told that his parents would be in attendance for his first MLB game.
There's no better feeling than when you work your whole life for something and you see it unfolding right before your eyes.🙏🏽💙
I'm just grateful for the opportunity and I will make the best of it.🤞🏽 https://t.co/YqTeMS4j02
— Julio Rodriguez🇩🇴🦁 (@JRODshow44) April 5, 2022
Bobby Witt Jr. was drafted by the Kanas City Royals. He will make his big league debut at third base for the team against the Cleveland Guardians. The 21-year-old was all smiles after hearing he made the Royals opening day roster.
🙏 blessings! https://t.co/f7j64EV7Ya
— Bobby Witt Jr (@BwittJr) April 5, 2022
Bobby has arrived! @MLB Hit No. 1 is a big one!#OpeningDay // #TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/jtEdB7Cz2o
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 7, 2022
Suzuki made his MLB debut against the Brewers. He signed a five-year deal with the Cubs in March. He was a four-time All-Star and three-time Golden Glove winner in Japan, where he played in the Nippon Professional Baseball league. In the bottom of the fifth, Suzuki hit a ball into left field for the first hit of his MLB career.
First @MLB hit for @suzuki_seiya_sb! pic.twitter.com/pAgxYuPD8a
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 7, 2022
The Atlanta Braves will play the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. The team that won the College Football Playoff National Championship from Georgia wished them good luck.
From one champ to another, happy opening day!#GoDawgs #ForTheA pic.twitter.com/sgBVEoLEt1
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) April 7, 2022
The Chicago Bears yelled out to the Cubs and White Socks ahead of their games.
🗣️ PLAY BALL!
Good luck this season, @Cubs & @whitesox! pic.twitter.com/UspXNOkTJG
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 7, 2022
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