CLEVELAND, Ohio — Friday marked Cleveland’s first home opener since the passing of legendary drummer John Adams, who beat his drum from the bleachers at thousands of games for nearly 50 years.

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But Adams found a home, at the top of the bleachers, section 55 at the old place and between sections 182 and 183 at the new place, on a bench that has since been shifted to Heritage Park at ...

The John Adams drum bench is located there. At the induction, the Guardians said Adams had pounded his drum at more than 3,700 Cleveland home games.

John Adams, in the final months of his administration, became the first American president to live in the new executive mansion, later dubbed the White House, on Nov. 1, 1800.

But that's not all. The team will be wearing a "JA" patch that features Adams' bass drum mallets during the home opener. They will wear the patch again on Aug. 24 to mark Adams' 50-year anniversary.