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Get ready for hot dogs, peanuts and a COVID shot?
You bet, baseball is back in Columbus and the Clippers have partnered with the Mount Carmel Health System to offer a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Huntington Park this week.
The first pitch of the Clippers home opener is at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday against the Omaha Storm Chasers at Huntington Park.
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The Clippers are the defending triple-A champions, winning the Governors’ Cup in 2019. The Minor League Baseball season was cancelled in 2020 because of COVID-19.
The Clippers, the triple-A affiliate of Cleveland, are first place in the Midwest division, having won four of their first five games against the Louisville Bats.
Columbus Clippers team historian Joe Santry at Huntington Park.
Baseball is back in Columbus as the Clippers host their first home game Tuesday at Huntington Park. They kicked off the season last week in Louisville and won four of five games.
It’s a welcome return for baseball fans and nearby businesses after COVID-19 canceled the entire 2020 minor league season. But even though baseball is back, the experience at Huntington Park will look and feel a bit different.
Team historian and media director Joe Santry points out the new netting extending all the way to the foul pole, and he describes how new lights will be able to go red, white and blue following a runner around the bases. But the most obvious change at the ballpark will be the headcount