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 exceed that – with the team having adrawn 2.45 Million people, were the 1st Wild Card Holder, before losing the game in Pittsburgh to the eventual World Series winning Giants. Most ballpark fans have this iconic venue in their top list of stadiums in the MLB.

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The Season Opener is on Sunday Apr.05, 2015, and will see Wrigley start their 101st season at the venue, despite not having the bleachers renovated in time. 

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. Their opener is on April 6th against AL East Rival Toronto.

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

 ALL TIMES IN EST

American League

AL EAST

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY  (New York Yankees) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs  Blue Jays 1:05

Fenway Park, Boston, MA (Boston Red Sox) – Mon Apr 13, 2015 – vs Nationals 3:05 (Interleague)

Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON (Toronto Blue Jays) – Mon Apr 13, 2015 – Rays 7:07

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL (Tampa Bay Rays) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs O’s 3:10

Oriole Park, Baltimore, MD  (Baltimore Orioles) Fri Apr 10, 2015 – vs Blue Jays 3:10

AL CENTRAL

Comerica Park, Detroit, MI (Detroit Tigers) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Twins 1:08

U.S. Cellular, Chicago, IL (Chicago White Sox) – Fri Apr 10, 2015 – vs Twins 4:10

Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH (Cleveland Indians) – Fri Apr 10, 2015 – vs Tigers 4:05

Target Field, Minneapolis, MN (Minnesota Twins) – Mon Apr 13, 2015 – vs Royals 4:10

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Royals) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs  White Sox 4:10

AL WEST

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA (Los Angeles Angels) – Fri Apr 10, 2015 – vs Royals 10:05

Rangers Ballpark, Arlington, TX (Texas Rangers) – Fri Apr 10, 2015 – vs Astros 4:05

Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX (Houston Astros) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Indians 7:10

Safeco Field, Seattle, WA (Seattle Mariners) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Angels 4:10

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA (Oakland Athletics) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Rangers  10:10

National League

NL EAST

Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Phillies) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Red Sox (Interleague)

Nationals Park, Washington, DC (Washington Nationals) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Mets 1:10

Marlins Park, Miami, FL (Miami Marlins) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Braves 4:10

Citi Field, Flushing, NY (New York Mets) – Mon Apr 13, 2015 – vs Phillies 1:10

Turner Field, Atlanta, GA (Atlanta Braves) – Fri Apr 10, 2015 – vs Mets 7:35

NL CENTRAL

Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH (Cincinnati Reds) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Pirates 4:10

Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI (Milwaukee Brewers) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 vs Rockies 2:10

You can bet all eyes will be on Wrigley Field for the MLB Season Opener in Sunday Apr 5th. The Cubs will pay tribute to the late “Ernie Banks” Their Hall Of Fame SS, and also known as “Mr. Cub”.

Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL  (Chicago Cubs) – Sun Apr 5, 2015 (8:05 EST – MLB Season Opener and ESPN SUNDAY NIGHT GAME)

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA (Pittsburgh Pirates) – Mon Apr 13, 2015 – vs Pirates 1:35 (Interleague)

Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Cardinals) – Mon Apr 13, 2015 – vs Brewers 4:15

NL WEST

AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Giants) – Mon Apr 13, 2015 – vs Rockies 4:35

Petco Park, San Diego, CA (San Diego Padres) – Thu Apr 9, 2015 – vs Giants (6:40) – Only Opener THU APR 9

Chase Field, Phoenix, AR (Arizona Diamondbacks) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Giants 9:40

Coors Field, Denver, CO (Colorado Rockies) – Fri Apr 10, 2015  – vs Cubs 4:10

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (LA Dodgers) – Mon Apr 6, 2015 – vs Padres 4:10

Busch Stadium is one of the nicest ballparks in the Major Leagues, and have seen several playoff games since it opened 9 years ago in 2006 The Cardinals are aiming for their 3rd World Series Title since moving to Busch Stadium III in 2015. 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.