MLB Network to Air 30 Classic Opening Day Games on Thursday

You might be under the impression that there’s not going to be any baseball on television Thursday, but that is not totally accurate.

While no live baseball action will take place on what was scheduled to be Opening Day, due to the league’s suspension of activities in response to the coronavirus. MLB Network will air 30 memorable Opening Day games, one for each team in the league. MLB is calling its broadcast marathon, “Opening Day at Home.”

Below, is a graphic showing the slate of games.

Some notable details about the games were provided by Hardball Talk’s Craig Calcaterra:

• 1:00 p.m. ET – New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, April 2, 1996 – Derek Jeter hits a home run in his first career Opening Day;
• 4:00 p.m. ET – San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers, April 1, 2013 – Clayton Kershaw pitches a shutout and hits a home run for the Dodgers;
• 6:00 p.m. ET – San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks, April 2, 2017 – Madison Bumgarner duels against Zach Greinke;
• 9:00 p.m. ET – San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies, April 4, 2005 – Teams score a combined 22 runs in a back-and-forth game; and
• Midnight – New York Mets at Chicago Cubs – April 4, 1994 – Tuffy Rhodes hits three home runs for the Cubs.

If you don’t get MLB Network, FS1, or don’t use any of the social media platforms that are broadcasting the games, you can still get your baseball fix. ESPN is airing a marathon of Home Run Derby’s on Thursday.

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