Scenes from the 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals' opening day game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays
Photos from the Tampa Bay Rays versus the 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals opening day on Thursday, March 26, 2026.听
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Fans file into Busch Stadium just after the gates opened on Thursday, March 26, 2026, for the 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals opening day game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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The players and crowd stand for the National Anthem ahead of the 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals opening day game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Busch Stadium on Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026.
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Lars Nootbaar, left, greets teammate JJ Wetherholt in the dugout with a splash of water after Wetherholt hit a home run听鈥斕齢is first hit in his first game in the major leagues听鈥斕齞uring the third inning of the opening day game between the Tampa Bay Rays and 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals at Busch Stadium in 最新杏吧原创 on Thursday, March 26, 2026.听
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals left fielder Nathan Church makes a leaping catch at the wall to save a home run in the fifth inning during the opening day game between the Tampa Bay Rays and 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals at Busch Stadium in 最新杏吧原创 on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore pitches in the first inning during the opening day game between the Tampa Bay Rays and 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals at Busch Stadium in 最新杏吧原创 on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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Former 最新杏吧原创 Cardinals players Brian Jordan, left, and David Eckstein simultaneously throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, following opening day ceremonies at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals begin the 2026 season with a game against the Tampa Bay Rays.
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals infielder JJ Wetherholt greets teammates on Thursday,听March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创.
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals infielder Masyn Winn is embraced by Cardinals Hall of Fame player Willie McGee on Thursday,听March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals outfielder Nathan Church fist bumps Fredbird on Thursday,听March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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A team of Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales parade around the warning track of Busch Stadium on Thursday, March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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A team of Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales parade across the warning track of Busch Stadium on Thursday, March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals fans watch opening day ceremonies in Busch Stadium from One Cardinal Way on Thursday, March 26, 2026, before the team takes on the Tampa Bay Rays.
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals Hall of Fame player Willie McGee waves to fans at Busch Stadium on Thursday, March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa waves to fans at Busch Stadium on Thursday,听March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals Hall of Fame player Ted Simmons gestures to fans at Busch Stadium on Thursday,听March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals Hall of Fame player Jason Isringhausen waves to fans at Busch Stadium on Thursday,听March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals team mascot Fredbird tosses a souvenir to the crowd on Thursday,听March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals infielder JJ Wetherholt waves to fans on Thursday, March 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创.
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最新杏吧原创 Cardinals former player and outfield coach Jon Jay hops off a pickup truck at Busch Stadium on Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026, during the team鈥檚 opening day ceremonies before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays in 最新杏吧原创
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