Progressive Field will have a full postseason feel on Saturday when the Guardians open ALDS Game 1 against the White Sox, and the club is leaning hard into the “Rock Your Red” push for fans.
Gates will open at 11 a.m. for the 1:08 p.m. first pitch, giving the ballpark plenty of time to build up before the game begins. Outside, the Gateway District will have the Da Land Brass Band, while the Right Field District will host a block party from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with DJ London Bridges.
The Guardians also lined up a long list of ceremonial touches for the opener. Former closer Cody Allen will throw out the first pitch. Allen pitched seven seasons for Cleveland from 2012-18 and appeared in 17 postseason games for the team, including the 2016 World Series run.
Browns cornerback Denzel Ward will deliver the game ball.
The pregame ceremony will feature a color guard made up of members of the Coast Guard, Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Space Force. Jon Lampely, who recently played Blossom Music Center while on tour with O.A.R., will sing the national anthem before a 910th Airlift Wing flyover from Youngstown. It will be Lampely’s third anthem performance of the season at Progressive Field.
Retired Cleveland police officer Kennedy Jones will perform “God Bless America,” and the team will unfurl a large American flag on the field before the game. Inside the ballpark, DJ Kyro will handle the music.
The Guardians are urging fans to wear red throughout the postseason as Cleveland begins its chase for a spot in the American League Championship Series.
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