Eighteen years have passed since Andy Benes took the hill at the newly constructed Chase Field to inaugurate the lone Arizona baseball franchise. The Diamondbacks were routed by Vinny Castilla and the Rockies by a score of 9-2 on the first day of the franchise.
Since then, the Diamondbacks have become a formidable Opening Day squad; they are 10-8 all time on Opeining Day. They won seven consecutive Opeining Days from 2007 to 2013, topping it off with a 6-2 victory over the National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals.
Last Year, Arizona had the privilege of welcoming the reigning World Series champion Giants to Chase Field on Opening Day.