Apr 23, 2021 / 11:04 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) The Indianapolis Indians home opener at Victory Field is set for May 11.
The first six games and perhaps more will have 25% of its capacity 12,230 fixed seats and 14,230 lawn and standing room as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Fans will have to follow a new set of safety protocols when the gates finally reopen at Victory Field.
When the lights turn on opening night at Victory Field, it’ll be 619 days since the Indians last sat in their dugout. The last baseball game played at Victory Field was in August 2019.
During the pandemic, Victory Field hosted a slew of events that they never could have done during the regular season. “Fans got to experience this ballpark in a way that they may never get to experience in that way again,” said Cheyne Reiter, director of communications for the Indians.
Feb 26, 2021 / 07:21 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) In 1952, a train ride northbound from Alabama changed baseball forever.
A salary of $200 a month brought Hank Aaron, the man who eventually broke Babe Ruth’s legendary home run record, to the Negro League’s Indianapolis Clowns.
“Our president, Bob Kendrick, was touring him around. He told Bob, ‘You know I may have had a ham sandwich, a change of clothes and a few dollars in my pocket that day, going to chase that dream to play baseball, ” said Ray Doswell of the Negro League Baseball Museum in Kansas City.
Today, Doswell’s razor-sharp storytelling depicts Aaron’s instant stardom with the Clowns, wowing crowds across the team’s barnstorming tours.