MLB opening day (36 images)

Chicago Cubs right fielder Nate Schierholtz (19) dives and misses a Pittsburgh Pirates foul ball in the second inning at the Pirates home opener at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, on April 1, 2013. UPI/Archie Carpenter

Chicago White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham fields a ground ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer during the fourth inning on opening day at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 1, 2013. The White Sox won 1-0. UPI/Brian Kersey

Washington Nationals outfielder Bernard Span catches a ball during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at opening day at National Park on April 1, 2013 in Washington, D.C. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Boston Red Sox Jarrod Saltalamacchia and New York Yankees Kevin Youkilis reacts after Youkilis strikes out with 2 runners on base in the seventh inning on Opening Day at Yankee Stadium in New York City on April 1, 2013. UPI/John Angelillo