Fresh off the success of the World Baseball Classic, baseball returns to loanDepot Park Mar. 30 when the Miami Marlins take on the New York Mets for their regular season debut. The first homestand running through Wed., April 5, including a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins, beginning Mon., April 3. Fans in Broward and Palm Beach looking for alternative transportation can take advantage of Brightline’s HOME RUNNER train and shuttle service.Other opening day activities:
• The debut of the biggest Cuban Sandwich in Miami: The Cubano Gigante, a three-foot masterpiece made with mojo pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard. Each sandwich weighs two pounds and feeds up to eight people. The sandwich will be available at the Goya La Cocina stand in Section 40 for $50, while supplies last.
• Sunday Funday will finish off the jam-packed weekend with family-friendly activities, including face painting during the game and running the bases after the game with UHealth Diamond Dash.
• Flashback Friday, the club’s season-long plan to celebrate the franchise’s 30th anniversary, premieres Mar. 31. Marlins alumni from the inaugural 1993 team will be at the ballpark. Current players will wear the iconic teal pinstripe uniforms from 1993 to commemorate the milestone and will play the game with specially branded 30th anniversary baseballs. Resident DJ CP will end the night with a postgame performance at the Biscayne Bay Brew Hall.
• Budweiser is releasing new limited-edition MLB team cans for Marlins fans to enjoy and collect this spring. Budweiser has designed special cans for 14 teams across the league, including the Marlins, featuring each club’s logo, team colors and for the first time ever, a unique city skyline integrated into the backdrop. Casual fans and die-hard baseball lovers around Miami will be able to rep the Marlins by purchasing the cans wherever Budweiser is sold.