April 11
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[edit] Events
[edit] 1912
- The New York Yankees don home uniforms with pinstripes on them for the very first time. New York lost the game, the season opener, to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3.
[edit] Debuts
[edit] 1961
- Carl Yastrzemski makes his Major League debut for the Boston Red Sox against the Kansas City Athletics. He went 1-for-5.
[edit] 1967
- Rod Carew made his Major League debut with the Minnesota Twins, going 2 for 4 against the Baltimore Orioles.
[edit] Births
[edit] 1964
- Bret Saberhagen was born in Illinois
[edit] 1972
- Jason Varitek was born in Michigan.
[edit] 1974
- Trot Nixon was born in North Carolina.
[edit] 1980
- Mark Teixeira was born in Maryland
