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One pitch, one homer: Wild start to MLB season

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Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
A general view as grounds crews prepares the field at Marlins Park prior to the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Miami Marlins .

One pitch, one home run.

Chicago Cubs' Ian Happ drove Miami right-hander Jose Urena's pitch, the first offering of the 2018 major league season, into the right field seats at 12:43 p.m.

New Miami owner Derek Jeter watched his Marlins fall instantly behind from his seat two rows back of the Marlins dugout.

Dwight Evans of the Boston Red Sox homered on the first pitch of the 1986 season, connecting off new Hall of Famer Jack Morris at Tiger Stadium.

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