The countdown is on! With the West Michigan Whitecaps’ 23rd Opening Day next week, Saturday, April 9 at Fifth Third Ballpark, the place is buzzing with activity. Several upgrades to the facility’s seating areas should be completed before the first pitch.

The Safeco 4Topps seating area, originally added before the 2013 season, is expanding due to popularity. Twelve tables (including one wheelchair accessible) have been added to the existing 18, bringing the 4Topps area to a total of 30 tables. To make room for the additional tables, the last six rows in sections 215 and 219 have been removed. 4Topps are sold as a table of four for $100 and include wait service. Such a deal!

A second expanded seating type is the Premium Seats. An additional 228 padded premium box seats and four premium wheelchair accessible spots are being installed in what was formerly reserved seat rows 10 through 17 in sections 215 and 219. This addition is also due to demand.

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Finally, a private barbeque area, the General RV Campground, is seeing expansion as well. Located along the right field foul line, the General RV Campground is being extended into the lower right field lawn area, adding room for 30 and bringing the total capacity of the Campground to 150.

Tickets for all 2016 games can be purchased by visiting www.whitecapsbaseball.com, by calling the Whitecaps front office at 616-784-4131, or in person at the Fifth Third Ballpark box office window inside the CapSized Shop. The box office will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday as well as during games.

Discounted tickets for groups of 20 or more, including barbeque packages for the General RV Campground and all other private party areas, are on sale now, as are season ticket packages, including mini plans, partial season plans, full season plans and flex books. Complete ticket information, including season and group ticket prices and perks, as well as promotional schedule information and a PDF download of the 2016 schedule with game times, are available at www.whitecapsbaseball.com.

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