And for the first time since 1908 the Chicago Cubs entered June with the
best record in baseball.

And for the first time in major league history the average salary for a player
is at least 3 million dollars a year.

And for the first time ever; at least 85 players will make at least ten million
dollars in a single season. The old record was 66 players.

And on April 4, 1988 George Bell became the first player to hit 3 home runs
on opening day.

And on April 4, 1999 major league baseball opened in Mexico for the first time.

The Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in baseball's first season openeroutside the U.S.A. and Canada.
 

-James H