The best images from Opening Day at Dodger Stadium and the pregame ring ceremony, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 1-0 on Friday, April 9, 2021.
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PATRICK T. FALLON
Fans walk to the Dodgers home opener MLB baseball game against the Washington Nationals, which features a reduced stadium capacity due to Covid-19 on April 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. – Part of the the Dodger Stadium parking lot was used for Covid-19 testing and is currently a mass vaccination site. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
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Harry How
Fans pose for a photo outside the new "Front Door" located within the newly renovated centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium prior to the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
A Fan takes a photo of the Jackie Robinson statue outside Dodger Stadium prior to the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Fans pose for a photo outside the newly renovated centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium prior to the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Fans walk outside the newly renovated centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium prior to the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers waves to the crowd after receiving his World Series ring prior to the game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Cody Bellinger #35 of the Los Angeles Dodgers receives his World Series ring from President, Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman prior to the game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers acknowledges the crowd after receiving his World Series ring prior to the game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Justin Turner #2 of the Los Angeles Dodgers acknowledges the crowd after receiving his World Series ring prior to the game against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
The Los Angeles Dodgers lineup in front of a socially distanced filled stadium before the game against the Washington Nationals during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Fans stand for the National Anthem before the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
The U.S. National Guard Flyover before the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
The US National Guard Flyover before the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Walker Buehler #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches to Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals in the sixth inning during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Zack McKinstry #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers falls over the right field wall attempting a catch on Starlin Castro #13 of the Washington Nationals in the second inning during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Rob Leiter
Gavin Lux #9 and Corey Seager #5 of the Los Angeles Dodgers look on with Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals while the play is under review. Soto was called safe at second base but the call was later overturned during the game between the Washington Nationals and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium on Friday, April 9, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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Harry How
Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers watches his solo homerun with Jonathan Lucroy #28 of the Washington Nationals, for a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning, during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Austin Barnes #15, Edwin Rios #43, Matt Beaty #45 of the Los Angeles Dodgers react to a solo homerun from Justin Turner #10, for a 1-0 lead over the Washington Nationals, in the sixth inning during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Harry How
Justin Turner #10, Gavin Lux #9 Corey Seager #5 celebrate a 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals with Chris Taylor #3 and Luke Raley #62 during the 2021 MLB season home opening game at Dodger Stadium on April 09, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)