Opening Day
For the Twilight Zone episode, see Opening Day (The Twilight Zone). Opening Day 2009 Opening Day at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Observed by United States, Canada 2019 date March 28 2020 date April 5 Frequency annual Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For Major League Baseball and most of the minor leagues, this day typically falls during the first week of April. For baseball fans, Opening Day serves as a symbol of rebirth; writer Thomas Boswell once penned a book titled, Why Time Begins on Opening Day . [1] Many feel that the occasion represents a newness or a chance to forget last season, in that all 30 of the major league clubs and their millions of fans begin with 0–0 records. [1] Opening Day festivities extend throughout the sport of baseball, from hundreds of Minor League Baseball franchises to college, high school, and youth leagues in North America and beyond. Since Major League Baseball ge...