A downpour forces the grounds crew to put the tarp over the infield before game eight of The American Legion World Series at Veterans Field at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C., on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. Photo by Lucas Carter / The American Legion.
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American Legion Baseball alumni have been managers for both the best and worst modern-era opening streaks in major league history. Frank Robinson (Post 237/Pleasonton, Calif.) was manager for 15 of Baltimore’s 21 straight losses to open the 1988 season after replacing Cal Ripken Sr., who lost the first six games. And Kevin Cash (Post 111/Tampa, Fla.) and Tampa Bay opened the 2023 season 13-0, tying the modern-era mark.
