Defending Southern League champions, the Blue Wahoos will host Opening Day at Blue Wahoos Stadium in downtown Pensacola on Friday, April 7 against the Montgomery Biscuits at 6:35 PM.
WHAT TO EAT
Executive Chef Travis Wilson and Executive Sous Chef Carl Sacman and their team have created a wonderful menu for your ballpark experience. Items like:
- Cracker Jack Crusted Chicken and Waffles with maple honey mustard syrup
- Baywalker sandwich, featuring soft-shell crab topped with fried shrimp
- Loaded Philly cheesesteak fries
- Tuna melt on Texas toast with housemade tuna salad
- Irish sticky ribs served with Guinness Barbeque sauce and a smoky coleslaw
- Carne asada nachos with lime crema
- Dole Whip and cookie dough-flavored soft serve ice cream
HOW TO WATCH
Nothing beats watching the Blue Wahoos in person, but if you can’t make it to a game, you can watch from the Bally Live™ app!
In a multi-year partnership between Minor League Baseball and Bally’s Corporation, Bally Live™, Bally’s new, over-the-top, proprietary platform, will allow fans to watch Blue Wahoos video broadcasts for free. With the Bally Live™ app, MiLB fans attending games in person and those choosing to join from outside simultaneously can watch the game and use the app’s chat and watch party features. Pensacola’s first two home games on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8 vs. Montgomery will be available to watch on WFGX MyTV 35.
More here on watching the game or listening to Erik Bremer broadcast on the radio.
WHO’S ON BASE
The 27-man roster features 20 returning players from the 2022 Southern League Championship team, including 12 players who were on the postseason roster.
The Blue Wahoos will feature eight players on MLB Pipeline’s list of the Top 30 Marlins prospects, including RHP Eury Pérez (#1), LHP Dax Fulton (#4), OF Victor Mesa Jr. (#14), SS Nasim Nuñez (#21), RHP Sean Reynolds (#25), C Paul McIntosh (#28), 1B Troy Johnston (#29) and LHP Patrick Monteverde (#30). LHP Jake Eder (#5), who pitched for Pensacola in 2021, and IF Cody Morissette (#20) begins the season on the Blue Wahoos’ injured list.
The complete roster, led by manager Kevin Randel, is as follows:
PITCHERS (14+4): Dylan Bice, Jake Eder^, Justin Evans, Dax Fulton, M.D. Johnson, Zach King, Robinson Martínez^, Zach McCambley^ Andrew McInvale, Patrick Monteverde, Patrick Murphy, Eury Pérez, Brady Puckett, Johan Quezada, Sean Reynolds, Austin Roberts, Franklin Sanchez^, Jefry Yan
CATCHERS (2): Will Banfield, Paul McIntosh
INFIELDERS (6+1): José Devers, Cobie Fletcher-Vance, Troy Johnston, Cody Morissette^, Dane Myers, Nasim Nuñez, Joe Rizzo
OUTFIELDERS (5): Griffin Conine, Norel González, Victor Mesa Jr., Victor Victor Mesa, J.D. Orr
Single-game tickets, season memberships, mini plans, and group outings for the upcoming season are available now at BlueWahoos.com and by calling (850) 934-8444.
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