Baseball's Opening Day Legends

0:00It's April 9th, from daily matchups to big moments. This is MLB News Today, powered by AI. On this day in baseball history, we've got some legendary opening day vibes starting way back in 1913 when President Woodrow Wilson tossed the first pitch for the Washington Senators' narrow two-to-one win over the Yankees with Walter Johnson kicking off a 56-inning scoyle streak after that. Next forward to 1947, Jackie Robinson signed his first major league deal with the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking barriers as the centuries. First black player in the Bigs. Digging deeper, 1959 saw Chicago's Nelly Fox crush a walk-off homer in the 14th inning against Detroit after going. Five for seven, his first long ball in over 600 ad bats. Then in 1962, the Houston Colt.45's played the first big league game in Texas, smashing the Cubs 11-2 with Roman. Mahia's blasting two, three run shots before 25,000 fans.

1:02Fans lost their minds over moments like 1976 when Don Money's Grand Slam got yanked by UPS in Milwaukee after a timeout call. Flipping a brewers win into a 9-7 loss. Stadium openers drew huge crowds too, like Royal Stadium in 73 with 39,000 watching John Mayberry Homer in a 12-1. Rout, complete with those fancy outfield fountains. More recent gems include 1989's father's son magic with Ken Griffey Jr's first homer while senior played elsewhere and Toronto's. Dave Stive tossing his third one-hitter in four starts. Fast forward to this year on National Siblings Day, Cleveland Guardians brothers, Josh and Bo Naylor, both homered in the fourth, rallying from A. Five run hole for a 7-6 extra inning thriller over the White Sox, their second time doing it in the same frame. From presidential pitches to sibling slams, these slices of baseball lore remind us why the game's timeless, always dropping fresh history on days.

2:03Like today.