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Looking back at 10 notable Colorado Rockies home openers since 1993

The Rockies are officially celebrating their 30th anniversary this year, although it’s the club’s 31st season of baseball. Here’s a look at 10 notable home openers ahead of Thursday’s 2:10 p.m. first pitch against the Nationals.

Rockies leadoff hitter Eric Young, in the team’s first plate appearance at Mile High Stadium, smacked a home run to the seats in left-center field on April 9, 1993. (Karl Gehring, The Denver Post)

1993 — In the first MLB baseball game in Denver, an MLB record 80,227 fans packed into Mile High Stadium to see the Rockies beat the Expos 11-4; Eric Young led off the bottom of the first with a home run.