The day is finally here! It’s the Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day 2022! For a bit, it was a little touch and go with talks of a work stoppage, but we finally made it to opening day.

The 2021 AL East Champs open the season versus the Baltimore Orioles at 3:10p today (4/8) and will play them through the weekend until the Oakland Athletics come to town for four straight games at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Looking forward to the rest of the month the team has 3 days off with the Boston Red Sox making a trip south later in April.

Play ball!

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Randy Arozarena #56 of the Tampa Bay Rays greets his teammates during the Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Shane McClanahan #18 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches during the Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: A general view during the Opening Day game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Shane McClanahan #18 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches during the Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Shane McClanahan #18 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches during the Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Yandy Diaz #2 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated after scoring a run in the third inning during the Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Yandy Diaz #2 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated after scoring a run in the third inning during the Opening Day game `az at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Yandy Diaz #2 of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated after scoring a run in the third inning during the Opening Day game against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: A detail of the bases ahead of the Opening Day game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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  ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 08: Jose Hernandez #27 of the Baltimore Orioles looks on during the Opening Day game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on April 08, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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