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Syracuse Mets open season with 5-3 win over Scranton Kyle Evans covers local high school, college, and professional sports on FingerLakes1.com. Click here to contribute to our Sports Page or connect with Kyle using kyle@fingerlakes1.com. Aft​er 609 days without baseball, the Syracuse Mets opened a renovated stadium and the 2021 season with a 5-3 win over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders on Tuesday night at NBT Bank Stadium, the site of a $25-million renovation. Syracuse (1-0) scored its inaugural run of the season in the bottom of the third inning. Martin Cervenka led off the frame with...

'Oh, say can you see?' | ICU nurse tapped to sing national anthem at 2021 Mud Hens home opener All week, the Hens are honoring frontline workers. Miranda Casey, a nurse at Bay Park Hospital, treated COVID-19 patients for the majority of the pandemic. Author: Tiffany Tarpley Updated: 7:58 PM EDT May 4, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — Whether it’s at her church or with her kids, Miranda Casey loves to sing but now she’s getting ready to perform on the biggest stage of her life. “Terrified, my understanding initially was that it was going to be pre-recorded so I was l...

Mud Hens to honor essential workers Published by sports@presspub... on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 12:28pm The Mud Hens are to recognize frontline and essential workers during opening week. The Mud Hens will honor the men and women who have been on the frontlines during the pandemic over the past year.  These Hometown Heroes have tirelessly worked to keep our community safe, healthy, fed, and our children educated.  The Mud Hens would like to thank a local company who partnered with the Knothole Club to purchase and donate 800 tickets for these local heroes to ...

WORCESTER - The loosened capacity limits in Massachusetts, announced Tuesday by the Baker administration, will allow for increased attendance at Worcester Red Sox games at Polar Park. The new Triple-A team is due to play its home opener May 11. The new rules go into effect May 10. Under the latest guidelines, allowed capacity will increase from 12% to 25%. The stadium can seat 9,508 fans. Team officials were planning to toss out the ceremonial first pitch with 1,140 fans May 11. Now, attendance will be 2,377 for the home opener. It's also possible Polar Park will be allowed full capacity by...

Worcester Red Sox can open Polar Park at 25 percent capacity under new state guidance Updated 1:45 PM; Facebook Share Two weeks before the Worcester Red Sox will debut Polar Park to the public, the team received news that more of the public can sit in the stands. Included in the state’s announced plan for continued reopening is an expanded capacity at sporting events which will go from 12 to 25% beginning May 10. The change will go into place one day before the WooSox play their first home game as the Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate against Syracuse at 3 p.m. The team opens on the road o...