Opening Day Set For Baseball 98 Expansion Era
The season begins with new team alignments and star players in fresh roles. McGwire and Griffey homer as stars shift teams including Brown and Kile on new sides. Marlins, Brewers, and Tigers debut in altered leagues with Livan Hernandez starting for the Marlins against Chicago Cubs in a crowded opener.
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Ken Griffey Jr
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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Darryl Kile
Andres Galarraga
Marquis Grissom
Bank One
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Tropicana Field
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Brewers
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Maris
Jim Leyland
Livan Hernandez
Chicago Cubs
Henry Rodriguez
Jeff Blauser
Mickey Morandini
Rod Beck
Rafael Medina
Brian Meadows
Felix Heredia
Leyland
Opening Day slate stirs hopes and record chatter
Baseball opens with a busy schedule as teams clash across leagues. Key storylines include defending champions trailing badly, McGwire and Griffey chasing records, and expansion-era added teams like Arizona and Tampa Bay aiming for surprising starts while 1998 season kicks off at Shea Stadium with Curt Schilling.
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Shea Stadium
New York Mets
Curt Schilling
Philadelphia
Indians Build Power Up The Middle For 1998 Season
The Indians reshape their infield with Travis Fryman and Shawon Dunston at key spots while Omar Vizquel and Roberto Alomar anchor defense and offense. veterans like Jim Thome to boost lineup balance as Burba joins rotation alongside Nagy after 1997 struggles.
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Atlanta
Indians 1998 Pitching Preview and AL Champs Patch
The roster shows Jaret Wright as a rising No 1 starter and updates on Barba Colon and Gooden roles. Bartlett relievers Assenmacher Jackson Krivda Morman Mesa Plunk Shney and a bullpen with Martin Villone Cummings are noted. The Indians also wear an AL Champs patch to commemorate back to back AL titles in three years.
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Jeff Branson Shawon Dunston Travis Fryman
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Geronimo Berroa
Brian Giles
David Justice
Kenny Lofton
Manny Ramirez
Paul Assenmaeher
Dave Barba
Bartolo Colon
Dwight Gooden
Mike Jackson
Rick Krivda
Jose Mesa
Alvin Morman
Charles Nagy
Chad Ogen
Eric Plunk
Paul Shuey
Paul Assenmacher
Tom Martin
Ron Villone
John Cummings
LHP
Indians
RHP
Orioles
Karsay
Colon
Morman
Buffalo
Mesa
Plunk
Paul Shney
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