This day in baseball: Early start Precious Sanders 12 years ago Major League Baseball hasn’t always started seasons in March. In fact, the first time a Major League season did so was on March 31, 1996 in Seattle. The Mariners beat the White Sox 3-2 in twelve innings at the Kingdome. Kingdome (Wikipedia) Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr This day in baseball: Perry signs with SeattleDateMarch 5, 2018In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: First White Sox gameDateApril 21, 2021In relation to20th CenturyThis day in baseball: First major league night gameDateMarch 21, 2022In relation to20th Century