MLB opening day 2021 as it happened: Highlights and scores from around baseball

Relive the first day of the 2021 MLB season, as it happened:

care for his adopted newborn twins and at 34 is out to show he can still contribute – and make his Hall of Fame case. In his first at-bat of 2021, Posey hit a solo home run off Mariners lefty Marco Gonzales, his first homer since Sept. 24, 2019.Toronto held on to win 3-2 in the Bronx. Julian Merryweather struck out the side to get the save for the Blue Jays.

win the NL Rookie of the Year award, hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks. The 24-year-old, son of MLB veteran Charlie Hayes, hit .376 with five home runs and 11 RBI in 24 games last season.two-run shot in the second inning off reigning AL Cy Young winner Shane Bieber. It was Cabrera’s 488th career home run and 2,867th hit, a great start for the 37-year-old looking to reach the 500 and 3,000 milestones this season.the game won’t be played and despite a scheduled day off Friday, the earliest the teams will play is on Saturday.

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