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Podcast: Past Ball Podcast
Episode: The First Opening Day | Pastball Podcast #98
Description: This is the Past Ball Podcast, a podcast that's quicker than the time you can run around the bases that I'm your host, Matt. The history of opening day in Major League Baseball. This event is celebrated every single year, usually at the beginning of the baseball season in March or early April. The first official opening day in MLB history occurred on April 22nd, 1876 when the National League began its inaugural season. The first game was played between the Boston Redcaps and the Philadelphia Athletics. The Redcaps, later known as the Boston Braves and then what...