For 30 years, LMCU Ballpark has hosted countless milestones and events that have left a lasting impression on the West Michigan community and the game of baseball. The home of the West Michigan Whitecaps has hosted more than 11 million fans, sent dozens of players to
Opening Day announced for West Michigan Whitecaps
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
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The countdown to baseball’s Opening Day is on for the West Michigan Whitecaps since Major League Baseball announced the 2021 Whitecaps schedule Thursday
West Michigan will open the season on the road May 4 in Fort Wayne against the Tin Caps. The Whitecaps will play the Great Lakes Loons in their May 11 home opener at LCMU Ballpark in Comstock Park.
It will mark the first time in more than a year that the Whitecaps will take the field. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Our fans have been very patient for a very long time,” said Jim Jarecki, VP & General Manager for the Whitecaps in a statement. “It has been well over 500 days since we’ve played ball, but the schedule is our indicator that the sounds of baseball, the smell of the grills and the sounds of fun echoing through LMCU Ballpark are very close.”