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<\/p>\nWill the ballpark in Spruce Grove ever open?<\/p>\n
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That\u2019s been the question on the minds of many baseball fans and community residents, four years after the opening date came and went on the yet-to-be-finished $50 million ballpark.<\/p>\n
The Energy City Metro Ballpark<\/a> (previously known as the Spruce Grove Metro Ballpark) is supposed to be the home of the Energy City Cactus Rats<\/a>, rebranded last year from the Edmonton Prospects.<\/p>\n The ballpark west of Edmonton was announced in 2020<\/a> and originally supposed to open for the 2022 season, but has experienced multiple delays<\/a> attributed to things like supply chain shortages, bad weather, the Migratory Bird Act and facility approvals.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was going up really fast for a while there, the beginning of 2025, but then it kind of just completely halted and then there was no development at all for a few months at least,\u201d said Aiden Beesley, who lives nearby and has been watching the progress for several years now.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Last summer, construction appeared to stop completely and a $2.3 million lien from Acheson-based JEN COL Construction, dated June 20, 2025, appeared on the land title.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:22 However, on Thursday, the site for the 3,470-fan stadium on the southeast side of Spruce Grove was a buzz of construction activity again but the stadium still appears to be a long way from welcoming fans.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n Three games set to take place at the Energy City Metro Ballpark have been postponed already.<\/p>\n Posts on the team\u2019s social media indicate there were plans to host games on Sat. June 6 \u2014 their first on-field game at the stadium \u2014 and Sunday, June 7, but they were postponed \u201cdue to continued rain and difficult weather.\u201d<\/p>\n Another game scheduled for Wednesday, June 10 was postponed as well, but this time due to \u201cfacility approvals.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cWhy are you scheduling games there if you know it\u2019s not going to be ready?\u201d Beesley questioned.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gets everybody excited again, the hype comes back and then there\u2019s just \u2014 nothing. It\u2019s just a let down, constantly.\u201d<\/p>\n Beesley said as much as residents feel let down, there are others also waiting on the stadium to open.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMakes me sad for the players, makes me sad for everyone who has money invested in this project when nothing\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n Yellowhead Recreation in Spruce Grove put a deposit on a suite more than two years ago.\u00a0Sales team finance manager Matheo Martin said several staff members are baseball fans who have been looking forward to taking clients to a game \u2014 but that plan remains benched.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve been super excited to potentially go watch some games, but it just keeps getting postponed and postponed and postponed, which is unfortunate,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:21 \n\t\t\tMore on Consumer A June 3 ballpark update posted to the Cactus Rats Facebook page said the team was beginning to use the field, the ballpark will open this season, and a public opening will take place in phases \u2014 but the date of the first public game would not be announced yet, as the team was \u201cworking through the required occupancy approvals.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Some Spruce Grove residents are fed up with what they see as perpetual delays and vague communication.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re making an announcement of a future announcement, but they\u2019re not keeping us informed as residents of the city,\u201d Beesley said.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like we kind of deserve to know what\u2019s going on with one of our biggest projects in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n The team\u2019s schedule indicates there are more than two dozen more games set to be hosted at the ballpark<\/a>, with the next being this upcoming Saturday.<\/p>\n At least four times in the past month, Global News has tried to contact Pat Cassidy, managing partner of the baseball team and company that will manage the facility, for more information and answers.<\/p>\n Cassidy has not acknowledged any of the requests, which remained the case on Thursday.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:44 Global News also reached out to the City of Spruce Grove, who did not reply either.<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n Last week, in a statement, the city said the ballpark is a private development and Spruce Grove is not involved beyond the usual development process.<\/p>\n The former Prospects announced plans to relocate to the new facility in Spruce Grove in May 2020<\/a>, after a different group led by former Edmonton Oiler Randy Gregg was awarded a 10-year lease to operate RE\/MAX Field<\/a>\u00a0in Edmonton\u2019s river valley, where the Edmonton Riverhawks have enjoyed a growing fanbase.<\/p>\n \n\t\t© 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will the ballpark in Spruce Grove ever open? 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