Mud Hens @ WooSox

We visited Polar Park in Worcester for the first time for some Friday night baseball. Parking was a bit confusing, but getting in and out of the stadium was easy. We hung out in the team store prior to the gates opening which made for quick entry since they scan your tickets in advance.

We got tickets for front row on the third base side of home plate (Section 6) but moved around throughout the game. Eli talked to both managers pre-game, and he got some food before first pitch. Our tickets also gave us access to the DTC Club, which we took advantage of for seating for a couple of innings – even though it seemed afterwards those were separately tickets seats.

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Patriots @ Yard Goats

“There’s nothing like Opening Day. It’s a new beginning, regardless of what happened last year.” – Joe Torre

Back to Dunkin’ Park with the family for Opening Day (night) of the 2025 season. While there is some player carryover from last season, a lot of the team was called up to Triple-A Albuquerque so we saw a lot of new faces. I was looking forward to seeing Cole Carrigg and Kyle Karros, as well as Benny Montgomery’s return after last season’s injury early in the year.

I didn’t notice many changes to the ballpark, other than the large Liberty Bank sign in centerfield. We kept our same seats as last season in the Stadium Club section. There’s nothing quite like Opening Day, at any level, and we were all glad to be back. We probably won’t get to as many games here as we did last year, as it was a lot, but we’ll see how it goes. Pre-game there was a cool C-130 flyover by the 103rd Airlift Wing, a unit of the Connecticut Air National Guard.

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