CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - It’s Opening Day at Wrigley Field. The Cubs face the Brewers. The stage is set for what the Cubs hope will be a winning season.
There’s something about opening day. The return of the game. The anticipation of what’s to come. Not just on the field, but the promise of spring., before the monotony of a 162 game season.
“The first one is so special because I think everyone can remember their Opening Day,” Cubs Director of Communications Julian Green says.
The Cubs are expecting that new rule changes shortening playing time and increasing action, as well as a slight drop in ticket prices, will put more behinds in the seats. And, they will break the monotony.
Cubs President of Business Operations Crane Kenney says though what the ballclub does on the field matters the most.
“We’ve just got to play better baseball, and we’re on the path to do that,” Kenney says.
The Executive VP of Sales and Marketing Colin Faulkner says the 2016 World Series trophy in the new trophy room needs company.
“It’s the only trophy in there for now,” Faulkner says.
This is the Cubs 148th season.
Opening Day what to know:
Gates open at 11:20 a.m., first pitch at 1:20 p.m.
First 10,000 early arriving fans will receive a 2023 Opening Day pin.
On-field flag presentation will include Cubs Season Ticket Holders and flyover by the U.S. Air Force 28th Bomb Wing located at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota.
Chicago Police Officer Kenyatta Gaines will perform God Bless America
John Vincent will sing National Anthem.
Cubs radio play-by-play voice and 2023 Ford C. Frick Award winner Pat Hughes will throw out first pitch and sing seventh-inning stretch.
Game can be seen on Marquee Sports Network, heard on 670 THE SCORE.
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