Tag: coronavirus & baseball

Empty Seats

Posted on by Michelle Frost

Fans are finally returning to Petco Park for the 2021 Padres season. As announced by the team, the ballpark will host approximately 8,000 fans (in compliance with California’s COVID-19 guidelines for sports venues) for Opening Day on April 1. The cardboard cutouts from 2020 have been returned to their purchasers, and employees have prepped the […]

Touching base: FriarGal

Posted on by Michelle Frost

Series note: This is the second article in a series of check-ins with fans in the Padres community during the coronavirus suspension of the 2020 MLB season. Last week, I profiled Petco Park organist Bobby Cressey. This week, it’s my pleasure to share FriarGal‘s story. FriarGal On the #PadresTwitter timeline, FriarGal is one of those […]