The view of the Roberto Clemente Bridge is worth the price of admission alone at PNC Park. The 2013 fans saw the Bucs make the playoffs for the 1st time in 21 years. There were almost 2.3 Million people that went through the turnstiles. In 2014, they may even exceed that – with the team having already drawn 2.1 Million people, possess 9 more home games, and being right in the middle of the Wild Card mix for a playoff spot. Most ballpark fans have this iconic venue in their top list of stadiums in the MLB.

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It is still unclear of whether the MLB season will start on International waters.

Of course we also don’t know who the 1st game on North American soil is for Sunday Apr.5, 2015, so there is 1 team that will change the home opener at least.

Within 9 days of the opener, all parks will be accounted for in the year.  Game Start times will come in sporadically in the offseason with variance on when the clubs all post them.

Generally there is a massive spike on game 1 of any year at a ball park, so a big tip is to wait for game #2.  A lot of the squads love to offer great value priced tickets as a way to stop the catastrophic plummet from the opener. 

Whatever the case, if you know ways to acquire your way in to one of these parks for the inaugural game of the season, it is always a memorable experience!

Yankee Stadium will start the year without Derek Jeter playing SS for the 1st time since 1996.

Added to the openers list are 30 Links to Ballpark Chaser Guides (click stadium name) from www.ballparkchasers.com,

that will aid you in your road trip quests.

Home Openers in 2015

American League

AL EAST

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY  (New York Yankees) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Fenway Park, Boston, MA (Boston Red Sox) – Mon Apr 13, 2015

Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (Toronto Blue Jays) – Mon Apr 13, 2015

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa Bay Rays) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Oriole Park, Baltimore, MD  (Baltimore Orioles) Fri Apr 10, 2015

AL CENTRAL

Comerica Park, Detroit, MI (Detroit Tigers) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

U.S. Cellular, Chicago, IL (Chicago White Sox) – Fri Apr 10, 2015

Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Indians) – Fri Apr 10, 2015

Target Field, Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Twins) – Mon Apr 13, 2015

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Royals) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

AL WEST

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Los Angeles Angels) – Fri Apr 10, 2015

Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, TX (Texas Rangers) – Fri Apr 10, 2015

Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX (Houston Astros) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (Seattle Mariners) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA (Oakland Athletics) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

National League

NL EAST

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Phillies) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Nationals Park, Washington, DC (Washington Nationals) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Marlins Park, Miami, FL (Miami Marlins) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Citi Field, Flushing, NY (New York Mets) – Mon Apr 13, 2015

Turner Field, Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Braves) – Fri Apr 10, 2015

NL CENTRAL

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Reds) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Brewers) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL  (Chicago Cubs) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Pirates) – Mon Apr 13, 2015

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Cardinals) – Mon Apr 13, 2015

NL WEST

AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Giants) – Mon Apr 13, 2015

Petco Park, San Diego, CA (San Diego Padres) – Thu Apr 9, 2015

Chase Field, Phoenix, AR (Arizona Diamondbacks) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Coors Field, Denver, CO (Colorado Rockies) – Fri Apr 10, 2015

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (LA Dodgers) – Mon Apr 6, 2015

Busch Stadium is one of the nicest ballparks in the Major Leagues, and have seen several playoff games since it opened 8 years ago in 2014. The Cardinals are aiming for their 3rd World Series Title since moving to Busch Stadium III. Busch Stadium and Fenway Park are among the list of last ballparks to have their opener in 2015 (on Monday Apr.13, 2015, of course they were the 2013 world Series combatants.