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20 years ago today, the Philadelphia Phillies played their first regular season game at Citizens Bank Park.
Randy Wolf, who started that game for the Phillies, will throw tonight's ceremonial first pitch.
The world when Jackson Holliday was born on 12/04/03:
🎵: @Billboard No. 1 song: 'Baby Boy' by Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul
🎥: No. 1 film at the box office: 'The Cat in the Hat'
☕️: 'Friends' was airing its final season
⚾️: Miami Marlins won the World Series
Stephen Strasburg provided the heroics for the Washington Nationals during their 2019 World Series run.
10 years ago today, Masahiro Tanaka made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees!
Tanaka's final line: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 8 K
OTD in 2014, Charlie Blackmon became the 2nd Colorado Rockies player to record 6 hits in a game!
Blackmon went 6-for-6 with a HR, 3 doubles and 5 RBI!
OTD in 2001, Ichiro Suzuki gets his first MLB hit in his first #OpeningDay with the Seattle Mariners!
OTD in 1996, @DerekJeter made his first career #OpeningDay start ... and hit his first career home run!