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Play Ball!: Everything you need to know about Opening Day at the Akron RubberDucks
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The weather may not seem very summer like, but two words about to be uttered at Canal Park on Tuesday will certainly spark hope for warmer days ahead.
"Play ball!"
Baseball is back as the Akron RubberDucks will host the Altoona Curve at Canal Park for the team's home opener.
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The team will enter the game with a 3-0 record having started the season on the road against the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
Tickets are still available for the RubberDucks home opener.
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Akron RubberDucks right fielder Alexfri Planez (33) gets under a ball hit deep by Bowie Baysox shortstop Collin Burns (10) during the fifth inning of a Minor League Baseball game at Canal Park, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Akron, Ohio.
When is the first pitch for the RubberDucks home opener?
Minor league baseball returns to Canal Park on Tuesday night.
Opening Day festivities start at 4:30 p.m. with a Main Street Festival outside of Canal Park's gates with inflatables and other activities.
The Akron RubberDucks lineup of mascots includes Orbit, Homer and Webster.
Canal Park's gates will open at 5 p.m.
First pitch on Opening Day will 6:35 p.m.
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There will be fireworks after the game and the first 2,500 fans will get a free magnet schedule.
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What's new inside Canal Park?
RubberDucks fans will be greeted this season by the tallest digital center field scoreboard measuring some 41 feet tall and 67 feet wide.
Fans will notice some changes at Canal Park this season.
The ongoing renovations continue at the downtown Akron home of the RubberDucks.
Fans will be greeted by the tallest digital center field scoreboard in the minor league measuring some 41 feet tall and 67 feet wide.
The new scoreboard is part of a multi-million dollar upgrade of scoreboards and digital panels throughout the ballpark.
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A new ribbon board has been put up in left-center field that is double the height of the old one at 12 feet high by 54 feet wide.
In addition to the center field boards, two new LED boards have been installed along the first and third base lines with a new LED marquee board facing State Street outside of the ballpark.
The restrooms on the concourse have also been renovated.
RubberDucks add items to 'Extreme Foods' menu
Base on (Meat)Balls is hollowed out French Bread layered three times with spicy giardiniera marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and four meatballs topped with parmesan cheese.
The minor league team continues to offer some major league food items.
The ballpark's "Extreme Foods" menu has three new starters this season.
The WQMX Should Have Been a Cowboy is a layered cocktail with grenadine, lemonade, Tito’s vodka and blue curacao.
The WONE Base on (Meat)Balls is a branded partnership with the Akron radio station and features a hollowed out French Bread layered with spicy giardiniera marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese and four meatballs topped with parmesan cheese.
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The sandwich comes with a 2025 souvenir cup of soda and costs $16 at the Godfather's concession stand.
The WQMX Should Have Been a Cowboy drink is a cocktail that features grenadine, lemonade, Tito's vodka and blue curacao topped with a cowboy boot. The drink is served at the Modelo Tiki bar.
Emmett Golden’s Bicentennial Bacon Burger, is a double cheeseburger with smoked jalapeno gouda, Canadian bacon, onion rings, mayo-barbecue sauce, bacon cheeseburger dip served on a sweet Hawaiian bun crisped with green chili aioli. The culinary creation dubbed after Emmett Golden, co-host of the Next Level on ESPN Cleveland.
The final new item is Emmett Golden's Bicentennial Bacon Burger in partnership with ESPN Cleveland.
The double cheeseburger comes with smoked jalapeno gouda, Canadian bacon, onion rings, mayo-barbecue sauce and bacon cheeseburger dip served on a sweet Hawaiian bun crisped with green chili aioli.
The burger named after Emmett Golden, co-host of the Next Level on ESPN Cleveland, will cost $16 and is available at the Pineapple Under The "C" Grill.
Tawney Beans contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Tickets still available for RubberDucks Opening Day on Tuesday
