Opening Day is nearly here, and the Red Sox have released the schedule for Thursday’s ceremonies.
At Fenway Park, Gates will be open two hours (12:10 p.m.) before the game for all fans, who are asked to be in their seats by 1:30 p.m., with the festivities beginning at 1:40 p.m.
First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m.
After both teams have been introduced, Springfield native Michelle Brooks-Thompson will perform the national anthem. Three aircrafts flying out of New England states will participate in the flyover — an F-15 from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, an F-35 from Vermont’s Air National Guard (the Green Mountain Boys), and a Tanker plane from Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire.