'Big House Ballgame': Slammers to host game at Old Joliet Prison for Route 66 centennial

The Big House Ballgame: Joliet Slammers to play one game at old suburban prison

The Joliet Slammers will play one game at the old prison, appropriately titled "The Big House Ballgame."

'Big House Ballgame': Slammers to host game at Old Joliet Prison for Route 66 centennial

JOLIET, Ill. — Baseball is making a return to the Old Joliet Prison in honor of the upcoming Route 66 centennial next year. The Joliet Area Historical Museum and the City of Joliet announced Thursday that the Joliet Slammers will host an exhibition game inside the walls of the Old Joliet Prison next year, as [...]

Joliet Slammers Bring Baseball to the Big House

The Joliet Slammers will play a baseball game behind the walls of the Old Joliet Prison in April

Slammers to hit the slammer in 2026 Big House Ballgame exhibition

In one of the more unusual exhibitions we’ve seen in a while, the Joliet Slammers (independent; Frontier League) will be locked in the gates of the Old Joliet Prison for a one-of-a-kind exhibition game, the Big House Ballgame, on April 30. The exhibition game will adopt the name “The Big House Ballgame” to represent the […] The post Slammers to hit the slammer in 2026 Big House Ballgame exhibition first appeared on Ballpark Digest.