His buddy, Greg Cooper, stood nearby on his 59th birthday, holding an orange sign that read "First Masked Game 4-1-21." It was windy and cold at Wrigley Field, and neither of them cared all that much. Opening day marked the return of fans to ballparks across the country after they were shut out last season because of the coronavirus pandemic. In the Bronx, where the gametime temperature for the Yankees' game against the Blue Jays was 43 degrees, some fans entered the stadium with navy Yankees blankets that were still wrapped in plastic. The Mariners, Sounders and Seattle Seahawks completed the 2020 seasons without fans in attendance.

Source: Fox News April 01, 2021 19:52 UTC