Tens of thousands of fans gathered Thursday afternoon at Globe Life Field in Arlington to watch the Texas Rangers take on the Boston Red Sox on baseball’s opening day despite a forecast that threatened rain.

Elvis Andrus and his teammates on the 2010 Texas Rangers will be recognized in a new exhibition at Globe Life Field. Why it matters: Andrus, who retired from baseball last year, will be inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame this summer.

A sea of red, white and blue, with scattered navy, filled the parking lots outside Globe Life Field hours before first pitch on opening day in Arlington. Corey King and his wife Amy traveled more than 1,200 miles from Utah to be among the first fans inside when the gates opened at noon.