Opening day for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp is getting pushed back a month due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that the start of the 20221 Triple-A season would be starting in early May.
The season was originally scheduled to begin on April 6.
The announcement moves opening day to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, when the Jumbo Shrimp are set to host the Norfolk Tides at 121 Financial Ballpark.
“Over the past year, we have been thrown several curveballs, but we are taking this news in stride,” said Jumbo Shrimp owner and CEO Ken Babby. “All of our energy is now shifting to creating a memorable Triple-A season that will begin in early May. Great things are worth waiting for, and this May will be such a special Opening Day in Jacksonville.”
Brendan Rivers can be reached at brivers@wjct.org, 904-358-6396 or on Twitter at @BrendanRivers.
