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B.C. slugger could make baseball history

Tyler O’Neill going for fifth straight opening day home run
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Tyler O’Neill tips his hat to the cheering St. Louis Cardinals crowd after hitting a home run. (Contributed)

Maple Ridge slugger Tyler O’Neill will be looking to take his place in Major League Baseball’s storied history on opening day.

O’Neill will have a chance to be the first player to homer on five straight opening days, as he takes the field tonight (March 28) in Seattle. His new team, the Boston Red Sox, will take on the Mariners in the first regular season game of the campaign.

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Neil Corbett

About the Author: Neil Corbett

I have been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past decade with the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News.
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