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16 holiday for 150 years. "ere is a parade in Cincinnati and the city basically shuts down for the day," Reynolds said. "People are taking off work and it is something that gives the city of Cincinnati specifically, and baseball fans at large, something to get excited for." Terry did not play professionally, but spent 25 years with the Dodgers as general manager in Vero Beach, Florida, as well as assistant director of scouting and various other roles with the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Daytona Beach, Florida. He has been with the Reds since 2004. "Every summer my dad would circle a trip on his agenda that would be one I would go with," Kathryn said. "I would go to the park early with him and ask to carry his scouting bag with his radar gun and try to work his stop watch. Basically I would mess up what he was trying to do during the game, but I absolutely loved it. To this day we still do that. I go out and visit him when he is on the road. at has become our family's way of spending time together." As soon as spring training begins, Terry essentially hits the road until October. He observes games at every level from Rookie to A to the Major Leagues. Terry also travels to Asia, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. "We have spent more time in hotel rooms in tiny towns with Minor League Baseball teams than we have at home in Cincinnati or here in Iowa City," Kathryn said. "It is something fun for our family." Aralee Bogar is a sophomore playing second base for a Hawkeye team that is 15-15 as of April 3. In 30 games, she is hitting .258 with a team-high three triples, 16 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases. Tim begins his first season as first base coach for the Nationals under manager Dave Martinez. He played in 701 major league games, batting .228. Tim has also been a coach with the Rays, Red Sox, Rangers (where he was interim manager for 22 games), and Mariners. "It was growing up not having him around every day, but I knew that he was doing it to provide for our family," Aralee said. "It is a super-cool job to have a dad in the baseball life. I loved it." She recalls playing catch with her dad in Fenway Park and attending several Rangers games. "In the summertime we went to games pretty much every day," Aralee said. "ey have a family day during the season, so we all got to go out on the field with our dads and they had food, games, and we played catch on the field." Aralee's soball season started in February. Tim's season begins March 28 at home against the Mets. rough phone and FaceTime, daughter and father stay in touch. Tim has always been a valuable resource. "Any time he was around, I was getting coaching and infield tips," Aralee said. "When he was home, we were in the batting cages or on the field doing extra work." Opening Day brings hope to all baseball fans. Although the A's and Mariners played two games in Tokyo on March 20-21, the traditional Opening Day for 2019 is ursday. It is a day of tradition and optimism. For Schmid, Reynolds, and Bogar, it is also a day to celebrate family.