Before the start of Monday’s home-opener game at Eastwood Field …

Photo by William D. Lewis | published: June 21, 2010

Before the start of Monday’s home-opener game at Eastwood Field in Niles, Mahoning Valley Scrappers player Takafumi Nakamura, left, signs a baseball ball for fans Joe Homa, 11, center, and Tyler Longwell, 13, both of Warren. The Scrappers opened their 11th season as a Minor League affi liate of the Cleveland Indians.