Chicago Cubs, White Sox fans get ready for opening day

A number of hundred followers gathered at Gallagher Means exterior Wrigley Discipline Tuesday morning for an opportunity to take batting apply on the sector. Everybody who confirmed up obtained tickets to a sport, and 50 fortunate winners obtained an opportunity to attempt to hit a goal to win prizes starting from opening day tickets to $1 million.

“I had three pitches and made contact 3 times,” stated Cubs fan Kevin Devries. “My spouse’s by no means gonna imagine this!”

“Simply being on the sector is all the pieces,” stated Shawn Phillips, Cubs fan.

The Cubs needed to drum up some pleasure for Thursday’s opening day sport and a return to normality. The batting apply pitcher was Cubs World Collection champion Miguel Montero.

“It is nice to be again out right here,” he stated.”

They’re additionally preparing for baseball’s return on the South Facet. The White Sox introduced out a full menu of their meals choices, which vary from conventional baseball fare to gourmand treats.

Sox followers have their eye on a giant season.

“I believe in the event you’re a real South Sider you are simply actually excited like opening season, each time they do a house run everybody from their houses sees the fireworks and I believe that is when life in Bridgeport involves life,” stated White Sox fan Aurea Delfin.

The Cubs play their house opener Thursday towards the Milwaukee Brewers. The White Sox open their season Friday in Detroit towards the Tigers, and play their house opener on Tuesday, April 12 towards the Seattle Mariners at Assured Charge Discipline.