Braves will increase seating capacity to 50% for second homestand
The Braves, who earlier announced they’ll limit Truist Park’s seating capacity to 33% for the first homestand of the season, said Thursday they’ll expand the limit to 50% for their second homestand.
That means the Braves will allow about 20,500 fans in the 41,000-seat stadium for the second homestand April 23-29 after permitting about 13,500 for the first homestand April 9-15.
The Braves said the reduced capacities will leave space between pods of occupied seats amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“After reviewing our seating pods, we feel expanding capacity to 50% will still allow for our fans to be safely distanced from other seating pods,” Braves President and CEO Derek Schiller said in a statement. “As we previously mentioned, we will review seating and make any necessary changes as the season progresses.”
Single-game tickets for all April home games will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, the Braves said.
Season-ticket holders and others who had bought tickets for April games before the seating capacity was reduced have been offered opportunities to re-select seats in the new configurations. They also had the option of refunds.
The first homestand features a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies (April 9-11) and a four-game series against the Miami Marlins (April 12-15). The home opener will mark the first time fans have attended a game in Truist Park since October 2019.
The second homestand includes a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks (April 23-25) and a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs (April 26-29).
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Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
