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Sights and scenes around Wrigley Field for Cubs’ home opener

By  Madeline Kenney
   
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Wrigley Field | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

The Cubs finally hosted their home opener Tuesday. They were the last team in the major leagues to do so.

The Cubs opened their season with a franchise record of nine road games.

The Cubs were originally scheduled to open their home series against the Pirates Monday, but winter weather and poor field conditions forced the team to postpone the game to their off day.

It was clearly the right choice.

Sunshine peeked through some clouds and blue skies over Wrigley Field. It was a breezy 43 degrees at first pitch at 1:20 p.m.

Here’s some sights and scenes from around the ballpark during the Cubs’ home opener:

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Fans enter Wrigley Field before the Chicago Cubs home-opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Fans enter Wrigley Field before the Chicago Cubs home-opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chats with Porter Andrew Moserbefore the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chats with Porter Andrew Moserbefore the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chatted with Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, before she threw the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chatted with Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, before she threw the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Manager Joe Maddon walks onto the field before the home-opener . | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Manager Joe Maddon walks onto the field before the home-opener . | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Cubs Manager Joe Maddon shakes hands with Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon shakes hands with Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Kris Bryant walks onto the field. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Kris Bryant walks onto the field. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Jason Heyward walks onto the field before the Chicago Cubs home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Jason Heyward walks onto the field before the Chicago Cubs home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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The Chicago Cubs stand along the third base line during the national anthem. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs stand along the third base line during the national anthem. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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The Chicago Cubs stand along the third base line during the national anthem. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs stand along the third base line during the national anthem. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Anthony Rizzo in the dugout before the start of the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Anthony Rizzo in the dugout before the start of the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Kris Bryant poses for a photo with Albert Almora Jr. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Kris Bryant poses for a photo with Albert Almora Jr. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Jeremy Williams, 41, and Christina Tisor, 43, both from Iowa, take a selfie. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Jeremy Williams, 41, and Christina Tisor, 43, both from Iowa, take a selfie. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Stephanie Bundgard, 31, and Michael DiVita, 25, both from Gurnee, take a selfie before the home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Stephanie Bundgard, 31, and Michael DiVita, 25, both from Gurnee, take a selfie before the home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Cubs owner Tom Ricketts chats with Porter Andrew Moser, head men’s basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts chats with Porter Andrew Moser, head men’s basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Willson Contreras chats with Franklin Font before the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Willson Contreras chats with Franklin Font before the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Jace Havener, 6, and his sister Riley Havener, 11, of Kankakee, hope to get an autograph before the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Jace Havener, 6, and his sister Riley Havener, 11, of Kankakee, hope to get an autograph before the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Trace Braun, 8, of Newark, hopes to get an autograph. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Trace Braun, 8, of Newark, hopes to get an autograph. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Trace Braun, 8, of Newark, hopes to get an autograph. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Trace Braun, 8, of Newark, hopes to get an autograph. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at the home-opener at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at the home-opener at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chats before the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chats before the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Cubs owner Tom Ricketts chats before the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts chats before the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at the home-opener at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at the home-opener at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Julianna Zobrist sings “God Bless America” before the Chicago Cubs home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Julianna Zobrist sings “God Bless America” before the Chicago Cubs home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Wayne Messmer sings “The Star-Spangled Banner.” | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Wayne Messmer sings “The Star-Spangled Banner.” | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Fans enter Wrigley Field before the Chicago Cubs home-opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chats with Porter Andrew Moserbefore the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chatted with Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, before she threw the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, 98, throws the ceremonial first pitch. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Manager Joe Maddon walks onto the field before the home-opener . | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon shakes hands with Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Kris Bryant walks onto the field. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Jason Heyward walks onto the field before the Chicago Cubs home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs stand along the third base line during the national anthem. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs stand along the third base line during the national anthem. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Anthony Rizzo in the dugout before the start of the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Kris Bryant poses for a photo with Albert Almora Jr. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Jeremy Williams, 41, and Christina Tisor, 43, both from Iowa, take a selfie. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Stephanie Bundgard, 31, and Michael DiVita, 25, both from Gurnee, take a selfie before the home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts chats with Porter Andrew Moser, head men’s basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Willson Contreras chats with Franklin Font before the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Jace Havener, 6, and his sister Riley Havener, 11, of Kankakee, hope to get an autograph before the game. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Trace Braun, 8, of Newark, hopes to get an autograph. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Trace Braun, 8, of Newark, hopes to get an autograph. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at the home-opener at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs Manager Joe Maddon chats before the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts chats before the Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
The Chicago Cubs take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at the home-opener at Wrigley Field, Tuesday, April 11, 2018. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Julianna Zobrist sings “God Bless America” before the Chicago Cubs home-opener. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Wayne Messmer sings “The Star-Spangled Banner.” | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

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