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Boston won first game.
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William Howard Taft becomes the first U.S. President to throw out the first pitch on opening day
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The Negro National League, the first financially successful all-black league, is founded by Hall of Famer Rube Foster.
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The first night game in major league baseball is played in Cincinnati.
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The first televised major league game is broadcast from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
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First little league game was played.
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Astroturf, the first artificial sports surface, is installed in the Houston Astrodome.
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Baseball salaries begin to skyrocket.
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First time the baseball opening day was in Tokyo, Japan
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Two weeks after the attack on 9/11, George W. Bush throws out the opening day first pitch.
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Brice Harper quits highschool and signs with MLB team.
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New York Yankees wins the world series
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Yankees sign big deal with Derek Jeter.
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Opening day