Opening day is here, and once again, the San Francisco Giants will start a new left fielder in 2019. Bonds stopped playing after the 2007 season, and since then, the Giants have had a different starter in left every season.
The list is a who’s who of “oh yeah, he played left.”
The last time a left fielder played back to back opening days not named Bonds was Kevin Mitchell, who played left from 1989-1991. Three straight seasons.
Mike Felder started opening day in 1992 and Pedro Feliz started in left in 2005, when Bonds was hurt to begin the season.