On April 4, 1997, the Atlanta Braves played their first home game at Turner Field against the Chicago Cubs. The Braves now play at SunTrust Park. April 4, 1997 was also the day of Bartolo Colon’s MLB debut with the Cleveland baseball team. He allowed four earned runs over five innings to the Anaheim Angels. No, not the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Anaheim Angels. Darin Erstad, Jim Edmonds, Tim Salmon, Eddie Murray and Garret Anderson were in their lineup.
On April 15, 2018, Colon, in his age-45 season, made his 541st appearance and 530th start, taking the hill for the Texas Rangers.