It was on this date in 1988 Toronto
Blue Jays’ designated hitter, George Bell, became the first player in Major
League Baseball history to hit three home runs on Opening Day. I won’t go into
much detail on this game as it will be featured later in the year in our Blue
Jays’ Top 25 Games in Franchise History.
I will mention that the game was
played at Kaufman Stadium (then known as Royals Stadium) in Kansas City and
Toronto won the game by a score of 5-3. Also, only two other players have hit
three homers on opening day since Bell accomplished the feat: Tuffy Rhodes with
the Chicago Cubs in 1994, and Dmitri Young with the Detroit Tigers in 2005.
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