Today has been designated Reopening Day at Dodger Stadium, where the home team and defending World Series champions face the Phillies with a "game packed to full capacity." The high temperature in L.A. is "forecast to be 96 degrees, and by evening the Dodgers will get a (very) warm welcome from their first capacity crowd in Chavez Ravine" since '19. A ballpark promotion "gilding the lily" tonight will be Justin Turner bobbleheads. The "next night is a Mookie Betts jersey giveaway" (L.A. TIMES, 6/14). The Dodgers "plan to wear their gold-trimmed championship uniforms" today (TWITTER.com, 6/14).
The Dodgers will celebrate "Reopening Day" Tuesday as Dodger Stadium returns to full capacity for the first time since 2019. Brad Paisley will perform the anthem, the 2020 World Series title will be celebrated and the Dodgers will wear their special gold trimmed jerseys and caps. pic.twitter.com/SLvZfsfdgC
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The L.A. TIMES pays tribute to the brief cardboard cutout era at the ballpark: "As Dodger Stadium returns to full capacity, a final ode to the fake fans."
