Opening day oopsies: Unforgettable MLB gaffes from games throughout history

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Batter up!

Today, baseball players and fans across the nation are gearing up for the first game of the regular season after spring training.

Some AL and NL teams lack heavy hitters and All-Star pitching staffs. However, divisional matchups are looking strong for the 2024 MLB season.

As baseball fans everywhere anticipate game time, we can’t help but look back on some of the greatest opening day gaffes in history.

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Nolan Ryan, while pitching for the California Angels, walked 10 batters on opening day in 1974. (Robert Riger/Getty Images)

The New York Mets lost their franchise debut to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 11, 1962.

The new franchise played in St. Louis opening day and was defeated by the Cardinals 11-4.

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On opening day in 1974, Nolan Ryan, former pitcher for the California Angels, walked 10 batters against the Chicago White Sox.

However, Ryan, nicknamed "the Ryan Express," only gave up four hits and two runs on April 5, and the Angels beat the White Sox 8-2.

In 1999, Ryan was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Justin Turner ran past former Dodgers first baseman Cody Bellinger on the base pass after a homerun resulting in an out. (Matt Dirksen/Getty Images)

On April 4, 2005, the opening day game between the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres was a reminder to baseball fans everywhere that anything can happen at game time.

The Rockies took the lead at Coors Field in Denver and scored seven runs against Woody Williams in the first five innings.

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