![Tampa Bay Rays grounds crew member Mike Deubel works to put the finishing touches on the Opening Day logo on the third base line on the evening before Thursday's season opener at Tropicana Field. There are matching logos on the third and first base lines along with a 20th Anniversary logo behind home plate. [DIRK SHADD | Times]](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//CL9G-nqcYQ5iV_9T8OUr2ZfKkYo=/426x0/smart/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7W75WGGEUMI6TKTRIBWI6S7HAY.jpg "Tampa Bay Rays grounds crew member Mike Deubel works to put the finishing touches on the Opening Day logo on the third base line on the evening before Thursday's season opener at Tropicana Field. There are matching logos on the third and first base lines along with a 20th Anniversary logo behind home plate. [DIRK SHADD | Times]")
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