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2025
Spring baseball in the CLE is not for the faint of heart.
By Brad Nellis
I’ve been to my fair share of Cleveland Guardians games and was even a member of a season ticket group awhile back. In all these years, I’ve resolutely avoided attending any games before May due to the coldish weather. Including this year.
But the Akron Rubber Ducks lured us out for their home opener on April 8. It was 33 degrees at first pitch and it felt every bit of 33 degrees at the game. But complimentary tickets are tough to pass up and we had a good time.
Akron Rubber Ducks Field
Akron Rubber Ducks mascots with Brad Nellis
We started going to Ducks games more often a few years ago when one of our kids got us a set of vouchers for game tickets. It was a fun, different thing to do so we’ve bought ourselves a 10-ticket flex package for the past couple of years. Friday home games usually include fireworks; a ballgame, a beer or two, and a fireworks show makes a great finish to the week.
And since we bought a flex package, the Ducks kindly reached out with a nice offer of comp tickets for the home opener. Win-Win!
I’m not super well-schooled in minor league baseball but it seems like the AA level embraces quirkiness. And the Rubber Ducks are right there. Sure, they’ve got the silly, between innings games, but they’ve also made a genius move by leaning into local flavor and creating some pretty great merch and uniforms to go along with it. Think Luigi’s famous (cheese) salads, the “devil strip”, Swensen’s Galley Boys, White French dressing, and more.
So, if you’re looking for something interesting and a little different to do this year, check out the Rubber Ducks. You can even score some sweet stickers like I did!
What's New at Progressive Field for the 2025 Guardians Season
The Cleveland Guardians have a lot of news for the 2025 season. We did a preview of the merchandise, food and some new services .
Opening Day 2025 will be bittersweet.
Opening Day T-shirt
We spoke with Curtis Danburg, Vice President, Communications & Community Impact and Bob DiBiasio, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs of the Cleveland Guardians at a media preview a few days before the 2025 home opener. As both commented, it will be bittersweet because of the loss of two outstanding Cleveland baseball people - Larry Dolan and Rocky Colavtio.
Curtis said that there will be a moment of silence to honor the men. Ohio State National Champion hero Jack Sawyer will throw the ceremonial first pitch to Steve Colavito, honoring his father Rocky. Frank Robinson's wife Barbara Robinson and daughter Nichelle Robinson will deliver the line-up card to honor the 50th anniversary of Robinson's managerial debut on April 8, 1975.
Larry Dolan's grandson and namesake, Lawrence John "Jack" Dolan will deliver the official Game Ball to the pitcher's mound. As Bob DiBiasio says, "they will never be forgotten. Watch the video.
What's New at Progressive Field for the 2024 Guardians Season
The Cleveland Guardians have a lot of news for the 2024 season. We did a preview of the merchandise, food and some new services and here's what we found.
Fans will be happy to see new signage at each end of the bleachers naming this area of Progressive Field as the John Adams Bleachers in honor of John’s nearly 50 years of supporting the organization as a fan fixture beating his drum to rally the team.
Here is a quick video look at some of the new ballpark food.
The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national championship.
For the first time, the Final Four weekend was held in Cleveland.
In the first matchup, undefeated South Carolina defeated NC State to make the NCAA women's final. Then, Caitlin Clark led an Iowa rally for 71-69 win over UConn to set up the final game. The winner of that game will be the national champion and be awarded the trophy.
There was a dedication of the Jesse Owens Olympic Oak Plaza near Rockefeller Lagoon in Cleveland Ohio on Monday, September 25, 2023.
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens was the track and field athlete who achieved international fame at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, by winning four gold medals: 100 meters, long jump, 200 meters, and 4 × 100-meter relay. As a black American man, Jesse was able to disprove Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy by being the most successful athlete at the Games right in front of Hitler.
Cleveland played an important part of Jesse's life. At the age of nine, Jesse and his family moved to Cleveland from Alabama and first came to national attention when he was a student of East Technical High School in Cleveland and later attended Ohio State University.
What's New at Progressive Field for the 2023 Guardians Season
The Cleveland Guardians have a lot of new merchandise and promotional items for the 2023 season. We did a preview of the merchandise, food and some new services and here's what we found.
Jack Graney to receive Frick Award at Baseball Hall of Fame Cleveland Indians player and broadcaster
Jack Graney, who followed up a 14-year big league career with the Cleveland Indians by becoming a legendary Northeast Ohio broadcasting voice, has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Graney will be recognized posthumously during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation as part of Hall of Fame Weekend, July 22-25, 2022. Graney becomes the 46th winner of the Frick Award, as he earned the highest point total in a vote conducted by the Hall of Fame’s 16-member Frick Award Committee.
Rocky Colavito was an All-Star for six seasons (9 All-Star Games). He is the fifth player in the history of the AL to have eleven consecutive 20-home run seasons (1956–1966). During that span, he exceeded 40 home runs three times and 100 runs batted in, six times. He also led the AL in home runs, RBI, and slugging average once each. Colavito ranked third among AL right-handed hitters for home runs (371) and eighth for AL games played at right field (1272), at the end of his MLB playing career in 1968.
But Rocky is so much more than a bunch of all-star caliber achievements. He was a hero to a generation of Clevelanders and every kid in little league copied the stretch and other batting nuances of #6.
Rocky Colavito speaking at the ceremony
Rocky was in Cleveland to celebrate his 88th birthday and the dedication of his statue in Little Italy.
National Football League (NFL) 2021 draft in Cleveland
The National Football League (NFL) is hosting the 2021 draft live in Cleveland. A stage is being created between First Energy Browns Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Stage for 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland
On Mall C there are large helmets of all the NFL football teams.
Major League Baseball All-Star Game Play Ball Park Preview
While the biggest baseball stars will come together at Progressive Field during the All-Star break this July, the Indians and MLB will provide fans with their own opportunity to play and experience the game just a few blocks away. A new interactive baseball festival, PLAY BALL PARK, will arrive inside and outside the Huntington Convention Center from July 5-9. The outside activities will be free to all fans, while the indoor activities will be ticketed. We took a brief tour outside as crews set up for the big event.
Negro Baseball Leagues Exhibit at Cleveland All-Star Game
Major League Baseball presented Play Ball Park at the 2019 All-Star Game in Cleveland. Here is a look at an exhibit showcasing the Negro Leagues and the history of African-American players way before Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby.
Baseball Diversity (Latino, Women, etc.) Exhibit at Cleveland All-Star Game
Major League Baseball presented Play Ball Park at the 2019 All-Star Game in Cleveland. Here is a look at an exhibit showcasing the diversity of Baseball. First the international game - London, Mexico, Tokyo. Then Hispanic legends like Roberto Clemente and the Latino Legacy and also Women in baseball.
Famous Major League Baseball Trophies display at Cleveland All-Star Game
Major League Baseball presented Play Ball Park at the 2019 All-Star Game in Cleveland. Here is a look at an exhibit showcasing the major trophies and awards presented by Major League Baseball including the Willie Mays World Series MVP Award which features the amazing 1954 catch made by Willie Mays against the Cleveland Indians. Archive of Cleveland Sports - 2018 and before
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