MLB Opening Day (31 images)

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa (R) and Pittsburgh Pirates manager John Russell, exchange lineup cards with homeplate umpire Joe West on Opening Day 2009 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on April 6, 2009. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

The new Citi Field is lit up for the in the early innings as the New York Mets play the San Diego Padres in New York City on April 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo) .

A giant flag is unfurled in center field during the singing of the National Anthem before the start of the New York Yankees opening day game at the new Yankee stadium on April 16, 2009 in New York. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

People gather in the Jackie Robinson Rotunda for opening day at the New York Mets' new Citi Field stadium where the Mets will take on the San Francisco Padres on April 13, 2009 in New York. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)