<P> In 1968, Greg Washburn, a pitcher in the California Angels organization, pitched two Opening Day games in the same year--first for the San Jose Bees of the California League, and then for the Quad City Angels of the Midwest League . Washburn won both openers 2--0 . This is the only record of a pitcher pitching two openers in the same year in professional baseball . </P> <P> Hall of Famer Tom Seaver has been a starting pitcher for the most Opening Day games in Major League history, doing the honors 16 times for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago White Sox . </P> <P> Major League Baseball had most of its teams open the 2011 season on a Thursday (March 31) or Friday (April 1) rather than the traditional Monday, in order to prevent the World Series from extending into November . Similarly, most teams opened the 2012 season on Thursday (April 5) or Friday (April 6). However, subsequent seasons through 2017 returned to Monday openers for most teams . For the 2018 season, all 30 teams were scheduled to open the season on Thursday, March 29 (the earliest domestic start for a regular season in MLB history, and the first time since 1968 that all major league teams were scheduled to start the season on the same day, although two games were subsequently rained out and postponed to Friday, March 30). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Guest Team </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Home Team </Th> <Th> Ref </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Monterrey </Td> <Td> Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey </Td> <Td> Colorado Rockies </Td> <Td> 8--2 </Td> <Td> San Diego Padres </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> Chicago Cubs </Td> <Td> 5--3 </Td> <Td> New York Mets </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> New York Mets </Td> <Td> 5--1 </Td> <Td> Chicago Cubs </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> San Juan </Td> <Td> Hiram Bithorn Stadium </Td> <Td> Texas Rangers </Td> <Td> 0--9 </Td> <Td> Toronto Blue Jays </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> New York Yankees </Td> <Td> 3--8 </Td> <Td> Tampa Bay Devil Rays </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> New York Yankees </Td> <Td> 12--1 </Td> <Td> Tampa Bay Devil Rays </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> Boston Red Sox </Td> <Td> 6--5 </Td> <Td> Oakland Athletics </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> Boston Red Sox </Td> <Td> 1--5 </Td> <Td> Oakland Athletics </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> Oakland Athletics </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Tokyo </Td> <Td> Tokyo Dome </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners </Td> <Td> 1--4 </Td> <Td> Oakland Athletics </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Sydney </Td> <Td> Sydney Cricket Ground </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> Arizona Diamondbacks </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Sydney </Td> <Td> Sydney Cricket Ground </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers </Td> <Td> 7--5 </Td> <Td> Arizona Diamondbacks </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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