Sacramento River Cats opening day: What to know this baseball season
THE RISING PRICES AND THE EV CHARGING PRICES. ALL RIGHT, SWITCHING GEARS, IT IS OPENING DAY FOR THE SACRAMENTO RIVER CATS AND OUR VERY OWN BRANDI CUMMINGS IS AT SUTTER HEALTH PARK THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HEY, MIKE. GOOD MORNING. YOU KNOW, THIS IS AS YOU MENTIONED, OPENING DAY. AND THIS YEAR THE RIVER CATS HAVE LAUNCHED WHAT THEY’RE CALLING THE FESTIVAL OF BASEBALL. I’M HERE THIS MORNING WITH THE RIVER CATS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CHIP MAXSON, WHO WAS, BY THE WAY, NAMED THE 2025 MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR. I KNOW IT WAS LAST YEAR, BUT YOU GOT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS A NEW YEAR. WE’VE GOT A LOT TO DO. BUT IT ALL STARTS TONIGHT WITH THE FESTIVAL OF BASEBALL. WE COULDN’T BE MORE EXCITED. SACRAMENTO AT ITS HEART AND SOUL IS A FESTIVAL. FESTIVAL CITY. WE LOVE OUR FOOD OR THE MUSIC. WE LOVE BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SHARE EXPERIENCES THAT BOND US ALL. WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO THAT THAN COME TO A BALLPARK? SO THAT’S OUR THEME FOR THE SUMMER 13 CURATED HOMESTANDS, ALL DESIGNED TO REFLECT SACRAMENTO WITH DIFFERENT THEMES. AGAIN, THE FOOD, THE MUSIC AND THE SHARED EXPERIENCES. WHAT’S ON TAP FOR OPENING WEEKEND? YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME OPENING WEEKEND. TONIGHT’S MUD ON FRIDAY OPENING NIGHT. TELL EVERYBODY COME EARLY. WE’VE GOT THIS COOL GIVEAWAY. DINGERS BUILDING BLOCKS. I KNOW MY DAUGHTER EXCITED FOR THESE. WE START EVERY FRIDAY WITH A LIVE MUSIC IN OUR BEER GARDEN AND SPECIAL HAPPY HOUR. SO COME EARLY. GATES OPEN. BE ONE OF THE FIRST 2500 TO GET THE THE GIVEAWAY. ENJOY THE BEER GARDEN SPECIALS THERE TOMORROW. SATURDAY OUR FIRST SUTTERVILLE FIREWORKS SATURDAY OF THE YEAR. EVERYBODY LOVES THE THE FIREWORKS SHOW, BUT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL TAKEOVER. CHARLIE BROWN AND HIS BUDDIES ARE HERE HELPING US OUT TOO. YEAH, THEY’RE GOING TO TAKE OVER FOR PEANUTS NIGHT ON SATURDAY. EXCUSE ME. A TON OF FUN. YOU CAN WALK OFF THOSE JERSEYS. PEOPLE CAN COME OUT, GRAB THOSE, AND THEN IT’LL JUST BE A FUN CELEBRATION. WE WRAP IT UP ON SUNDAY WITH BLUEY. VERY EXCITING, VERY LIMITED OPPORTUNITY. LISTEN, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS. I LOOKED FOR SOME TICKETS AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY’RE ALREADY SOLD OUT. YES, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE ABLE TO GET IN FOR SURE. YEAH, WE HAVE A FEW SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE GA. SO AGAIN, GET HERE EARLY, HAVE FUN, BRING THE KIDDOS. GOING TO BE A BLAST. YES, I WAS TRYING TO GET IN. I WAS TRYING TO GET IN. MAYBE WE’LL HAVE TO TALK A
Sacramento River Cats opening day: What to know this baseball season
Updated: 8:29 AM PDT Mar 27, 2026
Friday marks opening day for the Sacramento River Cats.
KCRA 3’s Brandi Cummings is at Sutter Health Park, covering what baseball fans can expect when heading to the ballpark this season.
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