The Opening Weekend Reel 🎥

04/11/2022

By: Jeff Yoder

Byron Buxton (3 HRs) & Tampa Bay Rays (3-0) Highlight Opening Weekend in the Majors

Baseball is back, and the opening series showed us who came ready to play. The Tampa Bay Rays (3-0) are the only perfect team after opening weekend, and no team — I repeat, no team — is winless. Every team in the majors got at least one victory. The Dodgers, who were preseason favorites to win the World Series, started just 1-2 in their weekend matchup against the Rockies. And after three games, Byron Buxton (Twins) leads the league with three home runs — on three consecutive at-bats! Here are the top highlights from the weekend that was…

 

Top Highlights

• Twins CF Byron Buxton Hits 3 Home Runs on Opening Weekend
• New Braves 1B Matt Olson Hits 1st HR in Atlanta
• Blue Jays’ Vlad Guerrero Jr. Hits Longest HR of Season (467 Feet)
• Cubs Rookie Seiya Suzuki Hits 1st MLB Home Run
• Reds Rookie Hunter Greene Tosses 7 Ks, Hits 101.6 MPH
• Top Prospect Jack Leiter Fans 7 in Double-A Debut

 

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