Cubs fan William Gonzalez poses for a portrait in a luchador mask outside Wrigley outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Audrey Hendriksen, 9, draws with chalk next to her mother Suzy Hendriksen outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Landon Cooper, 9, of North Carolina, throws a ball outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs fans David Acke and Kristen Acke, both of Sacramento, California, shop at Sports World outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Cubs fan Jeremy Beaver, of Indiana, outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Rita Day waits in her bleacher seat before the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Bleacher fans catch a ball during batting practice before the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies play, April 1, 2024, in the home opener at Wrigley Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs fans arrive to Gallagher Way before the game against the Colorado Rockies on Monday, April 1, 2024, in their home opener at Wrigley Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
The first Chicago Cubs fans enter as the gates open before their game against the Colorado Rockies on April 1, 2024, in the home opener at Wrigley Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele signs autographs for fans, April 1, 2024, before the home opener against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Photos: Chicago Cubs fans celebrate the start to the 2024 season
