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The 2009 Major League Baseball season began on April 5, 2009; the regular season was extended two days for a one-game playoff between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins for the American League Central title. The postseason began the next day with the Division Series.
The Phillies, originally scheduled to play in the afternoon of April 6, earned the distinction of playing the opening game of the entire 2009 Major League Baseball season after winning the 2008 World Series. [38] They lost the opener 4–1 to the division-rival Braves, whose new ace, Derek Lowe, pitched eight shutout innings. [39]
Opening Day is the day on which professional baseball leagues begin their regular season. For Major League Baseball (MLB) and most of the American minor leagues , this day typically falls during the first week of April, although in recent years it has occasionally fallen in the last week of March.
Opening day of the 2009 season saw the Rangers open the year at home for the first time in four years. In a 10–1 victory over the Cleveland Indians, the club roughed up reigning A.L. Cy Young winner Cliff Lee. A sweep of the Indians was quickly forgotten as the Rangers were swept by the Tigers in Detroit over the first weekend of the year.
March 26 – Eri Yoshida pitches for the Kobe 9 Cruise at the Osaka Dome in the season opening game of the newly formed Kansai Independent Baseball League. March 31 The Detroit Tigers release OF/DH Gary Sheffield after he bats only .178 (8-for-45) during spring training. He signs a one-year deal with the New York Mets on April 1.
In its opening season, Citi Field drew over 3.1 million fans with a game average of 92.7% of seats filled, 4th best in baseball. The Mets opened up the season in Cincinnati against the Reds on April 6. The Mets collected the victory, improving their win–loss record on opening day. The first home game at Citi Field was on April 13, 2009 ...
Grover Cleveland Alexander (team 4–1 in five Opening Day starts) Robin Roberts (5–6–1 in 12 Opening Day starts) Curt Schilling (2–0–3 in five Opening Day starts) Kevin Millwood (1–1 in two Opening Day starts) Jon Lieber (1–1 in two Opening Day starts) Brett Myers was the Opening Day starter for the Phillies in 2007, 2008, and 2009, with a record of 0–1–2.
As of 2008, The Cardinals have used 71 different Opening Day starting pitchers in their 128 seasons. Since the franchise's beginning in 1882, the starters have a combined Opening Day record of 70 wins, 57 losses (70–57), and 22 no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting ...