Your guide to Opening Day at Progressive Field
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The roar of the crowd. The smell of the grass. The crack of the bat. Welcome to Opening Day in Cleveland.
Driving the news: The Guardians will face the Seattle Mariners starting at 4pm today at Progressive Field.
Why it matters: The Guardians went 5-2 during their first two road series of the season.
- The team comes home with hopes of repeating as American League Central Champions and making a World Series run.
Details: Cleveland Heights native Travis Kelce, of the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, will throw out today's ceremonial first pitch alongside his mother, Donna Kelce.
- Cleveland's Norelle — fresh off being a backup singer for Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show — will sing the national anthem and "God Bless America."
Of note: The Guardians will wear a special jersey patch honoring superfan and longtime team drummer John Adams, who died in January.
If you go: Tickets for Opening Day have been sold out for weeks. Even the new Ballpark Pass promotion, where fans can snag standing-room-only tickets for every home game for $49 per month, is sold out for April.
- Fans can still buy tickets on the secondary market for prices starting at $83 as of yesterday.
Meanwhile, if you can't make it into the ballpark, the Guardians are hosting a free block party in Gateway Plaza from 1:15-3:30pm.
What we're watching: Guardians games are broadcast on Bally Sports Great Lakes — for now, pending the fallout from Bally's parent company Diamond Sports filing for bankruptcy.
- The opener will also air on WKYC Channel 3 with coverage starting at 3pm.
💠Troy's thought bubble: There's nothing in sports like Opening Day. If you can score tickets, cherish the moment.