ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \- What is there not to like about Opening Day? Fathers and sons playing catch in the parking lot, where hot dogs and hamburgers were grilled and acquaintances renewed. Inside Tropicana Field, the obligatory bunting and MLB’s Opening Week logo marked the occasion as an energized crowd anxious for a new season roared with approval as the hometown heroes were introduced. As for the game, the start to Thursday afternoon’s curtain riser could not have gone better. Yandy Diaz homered to lead off 2024 for the Tampa Bay Rays, the third such homer in the team’s 27 openers joining …