Baseball League Votes to Allow Cactus Rats to Play in Home Ballpark, but Fans Are Not Permitted
The team met a league deadline with a plan to finish the ballpark, but only players and staff may attend the home debut.
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Baseball league votes to allow Cactus Rats to play in home ballpark, but fans are not permitted
An Alberta baseball team is scheduled to play ball Wednesday in its first home game. But there won’t be any fans allowed inside the stadium to witness the event. The Energy City Cactus Rats of Spruce Grove, Alta., has been given the green light to play this season's home games at the partially finished Energy City Metro Ballpark.
Spruce Grove Ballpark: A Timeline
By JOE McFARLAND The wait will continue for baseball fans in Spruce Grove and around Parkland County to see the Energy City Cactus Rats live and in-person. However, a long-awaited and important step has been taken as the Western Canadian Baseball League’s Board of Governors has voted unanimously to allow the team to play its home games at the under-construction Energy City Metro Ballpark for the remainder of the 2026 season. “We have seen the pr…
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