People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. – Rogers Hornsby

Welcome to the strangest MLB Opening Day ever! Not only is it the earliest in history, but it features only one game; it’s an interleague game, Yankees versus the Giants; and it’s only available to watch on Netflix. I’m old enough to remember when the Cincinnati Reds always hosted the first game on Opening Day, a nod to its being the very first professional baseball team. So much for tradition.

I’ll leave out the commentary on all of that and instead focus on what this site is intended for: the minor leagues. Here are the dates to watch for:

Triple-A: March 27th
Double-A: April 2nd
High-A: April 2nd
Single-A: April 2nd
Complex Rookie Leagues: May 2nd

As quoted above, this is the day we’ve all been waiting for all Winter. Whatever the weather at your nearest ballpark, it always feels like Spring on Opening Day! Get out there and enjoy the greatest game ever invented.

-Tony Baseballs