Opening Day of the 2020 MLB season was originally scheduled for March 26. As has been custom in recent years, all 30 of would've been in action on that Thursday, including the traditional Opening Day festivities in Cincinnati and a total of 13 intra-divisional encounters. Alas and alack, rendered all of that impo sible.We still don't know when or -- most lamentably -- 2020 Opening Day is going to happen, but at this writing we do know that it's now been a lost month of games. With that in mind, we're here to take a look at what we mi sed over this first month of the season that never was. To be sure, the hope is that we get some kind of a 2020 season, and that would mean we get some of these things back. For now, though, let's lament what's been lost, at least temporarily, over the first 30 days or so of the season that was supposed to have been. Onward, in a state of soft mourning.March 26: New faces in new placesEven though the hot stove period of 2019-20 feels like Mark McGwire Jersey decades ago, it was a frenzied one. Opening Day would've brought it all back. Barring the unexpected, we would've seen Gerrit Cole, he of the $324 million free agent contract, start for the Yankees against the Orioles. One of the Nationals' heroes of the 2019 World Series, Anthony Rendon, would've manned third for the Angels back in Houston. Josh Donaldson would've led the Twins into Oakland, where he first became a star. Mookie Betts, whom Boston shipped off in a cynical blockbuster trade, would've made his Dodgers debut against the Giants. Speaking of the Giants, their former ace and postseason legend Madison Bumgarner would've gotten the Opening Day nod for the Diamondbacks against the Braves.Meantime, the White Sox at home (yes, a March game in Chicago) would've debuted catcher Yasmani Grandal and DH Edwin Encarnacion, and top prospect Luis Robert would've played his first game. We know that because Robert inked a contract extension before he'd ever played in the majors, which ensured an Opening Day spot on the active roster. The 2020 season also brings us a total of 10 teams with new managers -- yes, one-third of the league. On Opening Day, we would've seen Dusty Baker (Astros), Joe Maddon (Angels), Joe Girardi (Phillies), Gabe Kapler (Giants), Mike Matheny (Royals), and Ron Roenicke (Red Sox) debut with their new teams. As well, David Ro s (Cubs), Jayce Tingler (Padres), Luis Rojas (Mets), and Derek Shelton (Pirates) would managed Daniel Ponce De Leon Jersey their first games in the majors. Only one contest scheduled for March 26 featured a head-to-head encounter involving managers with new teams. That's the Angels versus the Astros in Houston. Coincidentally, Maddon and Baker are both former Cubs skippers.Eventually, almost all of these names will make these debuts for their new employers, but Betts is a potential exception. Betts is going into his walk year in 2020, which means he'll be eligible for free agency next offseason. If there's no 2020 season and the Dodgers are unable or unwilling to sign him to an extension, then he'll hit the market after playing not a single regular season game for L.A.Oh, let's also not forget that the Padres on Opening Day would've ble sedly played their first regular season game (home vs. the Rockies) in . March 30: The Astros get what's comingAs you're no doubt aware, the Astros were . The light punishment and the lack of accountability taken by some members of the team (and most especially owner Jim Crane) after MLB's report came out helped turned the Astros into villains. Given that the Astros illegally stole signs en route to winning the World Series and given that their title was left intact, you can expect that fans of other teams will relish unloading their outrage upon the team. On March 30, the Astros were scheduled to play their first road game against the division-rival Athletics in Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. A's fans will turn Jose Martinez Jersey out for high-stakes games, and the appeal of raining boos down upon Alex Bregman and company surely would've led to a packed house. Regardle s of where you come down on how bad the Astros' misdeeds were, that would've been some quality entertainment. This is one of those things that will be diminished with time. If the 2020 season is played in neutral venues and or in front of empty ballparks (or canceled altogether), then the Astros will be spared. By the time we do get to the point of playing true road games with fans in attendance, much of the energy may be drained from the outrage.Also on this day, Felix Hernandez likely would've made his Braves debut. King Felix when camps shut down was in line to Vince Coleman Jersey be Atlanta's fifth starter, and since they were scheduled to play seven straight games before their first off day of 2020 Hernandez likely would've gotten the call in the fifth game against the Padres in San Diego. King Felix is of course a Mariners legend who prior to his signing a minor-league pact with the Braves spent his entire career in Seattle. He's a former Cy Young winner who looked to be on a Hall of Fame track before a premature deep decline took hold. Hernandez is now 34 and hasn't pitched at an elite level since 2014, and he was downright terrible over the last two seasons. That said, Hernandez in Braves camp showed revitalized stuff and put up strong numbers acro s four Grapefruit League starts. You can't read too much into those numbers, obviously, but it at least raised hopes for a some kind of renai sance. The next big step would've been in that March 30 start, but now it's anyone's gue s as to how things play out. Presumably, Hernandez will still get that shot, but the shutdown has made that le s Tyler O Neill Jersey than certain. March 31: Texas' new digsOn this day, the Rangers would've played their first game in brand new Globe Life Field, a 1.7 million-square foot facility with a retractable roof. Construction of the park cost more than $1 billion and almost half of that came from local bonds and taxes, and the Rangers made the move even though their former ballpark was just 26 years of age. Mike Trout -- older than that former park -- and the Angels would have been in town for the inaugural regular season game.Obviously, with ramped up fan enthusiasm and the po sibility of increased ticket prices (and a wider array of high-end conce sions), the Rangers were no doubt banking on hefty gate receipts and sales inside the ballpark. Now it's highly uncertain whether any of that will come to pa s in 2020, .April 2-4: Ring and banner day in D.C.The Nationals of course won the World Series in 2019 with a seven-game triumph over the Astros. It was the first championship in Expos/Nats franchise history, and the first World Series win for a team in the nation's capital since Walter Johnson's Senators claimed the trophy way back yonder in 1924. The first home series of the season, against the Mets starting April 2, would've occasioned the ring ceremony and banner raising for the reigning champs, but that didn't come to pa s. As you wou