Sounds Announce Opening Day Festivities, Tentative Roster

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The Nashville Sounds baseball season is finally here and Opening Day is jam packed with events before the Sounds play the Durham Bulls.

Things will kickoff with a block party on Junior Gilliam Way from 4-6 p.m. The block party is free to attend and will feature live music by Evan James Smith, Rebecca Lee Daniels and Josh Davidson; face painting; balloon artists; hair braiding and a photo booth with Booster.

Fans can shop for Nashville Sounds apparel at a pop-up shop and enjoy local food trucks Sweet T’s BBQ and Lilly’s Hot Chicken. In addition to the two food trucks, domestic canned beer will also be available for purchase.

First Horizon Park is completely cashless, including for ticketing purchases, concessions and the team store.

Gates to First Horizon Park open at 5:30 p.m. with the first 1,000 fans in attendance taking home the 2022 Schedule Cling Giveaway presented by FOX 17 News. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.

Opening Day coincides with “Tito’s Tail Waggin’ Tuesday,” meaning fans can bring their four-legged friend to the game. Tickets start at $30 ($25 for owners; $5 for dog) with all dog ticket proceeds benefitting Agape Animal Rescue. Special access for dogs and their humans have been setup at the Vanderbilt Health group area located in right field.

Along with the Opening Day festivities, the club has announced the tentative Opening Day roster led by manager Rick Sweet whose 2021 team finished 70-58.

The roster is highlighted by five players on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Milwaukee prospects, 17 players with Major League experience and 18 players who spent time with Nashville in 2021.

Players listed in the Brewers Top 30 prospects include shortstop Brice Turang, left-handed pitcher Ethan Small, catcher Mario Feliciano, and right-handed pitchers Alec Bettinger and Dylan File.

Small, the 2019 SEC Pitcher of the Year out of Mississippi State University, was born in Lexington, Tennessee and resides in nearby Spring Hill.

Pitcher Rex Brothers, a Major League veteran, was born in Murfreesboro and attended Shelbyville High School before starring at Lipscomb University.

In addition to Brothers, other pitchers with Major League experience include Trevor Kelley, Josh Lindblom, Angel Perdomo and Connor Sadzeck. All aside from Kelley pitched for the Sounds in 2021.

A slew of returners litter the roster, including 2021 Team MVP Weston Wilson, Team USA Silver Medalist Jamie Westbrook and Triple-A East postseason All-Star Team member Luke Barker. Other players that spent time with Nashville in 2021 include pitchers Zack Brown, Thomas Jankins and Peter Strzelecki.

Head to the Sounds website for the full 2022 roster.

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