In their Major League debut the Devil Rays lose to the Detroit Tigers 11-6 at Tropicana Field. Front page of paper has full-span coverage with large color photos, bold headline, feature articles. Sports section displays large color photo of starting pitcher Wilson Alvarez, another of Wade Boggs blasting Devil Rays' first homerun. In their Major League debut the Diamondbacks fall to the Colorado Rockies 9-2 at Bank One Ballpark. Diamondbacks Opening Day Extra edition has banner headline with large color photo above the fold.
Special section contains twenty color photos, many feature articles, graphics, trivia.
Travis Lee gets Arizona's first hit, first homerun. Vinny Castilla cracks two HR for the Rockies. The Cubs' 20 year-old rookie righthander strikes out 20 Astros, breaking the NL record and tying the MLB record of Roger Clemens. Front page of paper has large color photo above the fold with headline and text. Sports section has larger color action photo of historic strikeout pitch plus lots of stats, graphics.