Flyover, Budweiser Clydesdales, live music all part of opening weekend at Nationals Park

Play ball!

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will give the call to do so Friday at Nationals Park as the Washington Nationals play their first home game of the season at 1:05 p.m. against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

And there will be plenty of fanfare to celebrate the start of a new season, the team’s 21st birthday and the nation’s 250-year history.

Gates open at Nats Park at 11 a.m., and the team said fans should be in their seats by 12:15 p.m., if they want to enjoy the pregame ceremonies: