Friday marks Opening Day at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox return home to take on the St. Louis Cardinals following a seven-game road trip that kicked off the 2025 regular season.
FIRST PITCH
The first pitch at Boston’s beloved ballpark is slated for 2:10 p.m., but the club has encouraged fans to be in their seats by 1:30 p.m.
PREGAME CEREMONIES
Pregame ceremonies for the home opener will welcome members of the 1975 team to mark the 50th anniversary of their American League Championship win and remember Red Sox Hall of Famer Luis Tiant, who passed away in October 204 at the age of 83.
Before the game, the two teams will be introduced along the baselines, with the colors presented by the 1st Battalion and 181st Infantry Regiment of the Massachusetts National Guard, the 66th Air Base Group out of Hanscom Air Force Base, and members of the 1st Coast Guard District.
The National Anthem will be performed by the Boston Arts Academy “Treble Allstars,” and punctuated by a fly-over by two F-35′s flown by the 134th Fighter Squadron, Green Mountain Boys of the Vermont Air National Guard, and one KC-46 from the New Hampshire Air National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing.
PITCHING PROBABLES
Cardinals: Erick Fedde (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 0.33 WHIP, two strikeouts); Red Sox: Walker Buehler (0-1, 8.31 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, three strikeouts)
TEAM RECORDS
St. Louis Cardinals (4-2) vs. Boston Red Sox (3-4)
NEW FACES
Fans heading to the game will notice many new faces on the team following a flurry of offseason moves, including Garret Crochet, Walker Buehler, Aroldis Chapman, Sean Newcomb, Alex Bregman, and Kristian Campbell.
Crochet, Boston’s ace pitcher who agreed to a $170 million, six-year contract extension earlier this week, blanked the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Campbell also agreed to a $60 million, eight-year contract with the Red Sox on Wednesday, less than a week after his major league debut. The 22-year-old is off to a hot start with 10 hits, two home runs, four RBI, and a .417 average.
Buehler, Chapman, Newcomb, and Bregman are all veterans with proven track records of success in the majors.
Bregman most notably won a pair of World Series with the Houston Astros, while Buehler also won a pair with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
GAMEDAY FORECAST
Boston 25 Meterologist Shiri Spear is calling for a fantastic Fenway forecast with temperatures in the low 60s throughout the game.
INJURIES
Red Sox: Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas ...
