Cincinnati Public Schools celebrated opening day for the 2025 flag football season Friday, April 4. Here are photos from the games.

MacKenzie Waitt, 10, gets her face painted during Boston Red Sox Opening Day festivities at Fenway Park. "I'm here to celebrate my grandfather," said Waitt, whose grandfather was Bob Montgomery, a player during the Red Sox's 1975 World Series run. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

The San Francisco Giants on Friday will host their 25th Opening Day at what is now known as Oracle Park, against the Seattle Mariners. This season features a Giants squad now under new team president of baseball operations Buster Posey.

The Salem Red Sox opened up their 2025 campaign with a 12-1 win over the Delmarva Shorebirds. Salem takes game one in their three game series with Delmarva. Next Salem takes on the Shorebirds in game two Saturday.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Cubs lined up along the first-base line Monday for their third opening-day ceremonies of the year. The first iteration included smoke machines and giant Pikachu in the Tokyo Dome on March 18. The second was amplified by Chase Field’s booming sound system last Thursday in Phoenix.

A 14-game slate opened MLB's 2025 season, and The Athletic's MLB staff was there throughout it all, providing live updates, anecdotes and more.