Charlotte Knights baseball has started. Here are all the special events happening in 2022
Baseball season is back, and the Charlotte Knights have put out a lineup filled with things to do, special events and theme nights.
The season opens on the road in Norfolk, Va., but tickets are on sale now for the games that kick off at Truist Field on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:35 p.m., against the Memphis Redbirds.
Opening week festivities will include fireworks, along with the 7th Annual Negro Leagues Night on Jackie Robinson Day, Friday, April 15. That night, the team will welcome former Negro League players and a traveling Negro Leagues Museum.
HOW TO GET TICKETS: Buy in person at the Truist Field Ticket Office, online at CharlotteKnights.com or by phone at 704-274-8282.
Here’s some of the other events in store for the season:
Ballpark food, drink deals
When you’re looking for cheaper nights out, mark your calendar for $1 hot dogs nights from Sahlen’s. You’ll find the deals: Thursday, June 30; Wednesday, Sept. 7; and Monday, Sept. 26.
Weekly, you’ll find $7 Cupcake Vineyard wine cans on Wine Wednesday and Thirsty Thursday deals from Hickory Tavern that include $1 small sodas, $3 domestic drafts and $5 craft drafts.
Bark in the Ballpark
Dogs like baseball, too, right? Bring your best friend for Bark in the Ballpark nights taking place: Saturday, April 30; Wednesday, May 18; Thursday, June 30; and Wednesday, Sept. 7.
Celeb Series
Watch out throughout the season for these celebrity appearances:
Wednesday, June 1: Mike Johnson, a contestant on season 15 of “The Bachelorette,” will meet and greet fans. Johnson, who was also on season six of “Bachelor in Paradise,” will be on hand for Ladies Night at the ballpark.
Thursday, June 16: Kate Flannery, who starred as Meredith Palmer on the NBC sitcom “The Office” and won two Screen Actors Guild Awards, will be the celebrity gust. The first 1,500 fans through the gates will get an Office-themed T-shirt, presented by FSI Office.
Tuesday, Aug. 2: Ryan Klesko, a 1995 Atlanta Braves World Series Champion and 2001 National League All-Star, will meet fans and sign autographs.
Tuesday, Aug. 16: Darryl Strawberry, an eight-time National League All-Star and three-time World Series Champion will meet fans and sign autographs. He was the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year with the New York Mets.
Special jersey nights
In addition to the team wearing Knights/Sox CLT jerseys for all Sunday home games this season, players will also have special jerseys on the following nights:
Saturday, May 14: The Knights will wear pink jerseys, which will be auctioned off to raise funds for breast cancer awareness, at the 6th Annual Pink Knights game, presented by Charlotte Radiology.
Saturday, May 21: Saturday, July 2; and Sunday, July 3: Military Appreciation Nights are once again presented by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, and the game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off July 3.
Saturday, June 4: The Knights will hold Levine Children’s Hospital Night, wearing team jerseys designed by a Levine patient and later auctioned off.
Wednesday, July 13: As part of Minor League Baseball’s new Defenders of the Diamond series with Marvel, the team will wear and auction off “Iron Man” jerseys.
Wednesday, Aug. 3; Friday, Aug. 5 and Saturday, Aug. 6: On Copa de la Diversión nights, players will wear Caballeros de Charlotte jerseys.
Saturday, Sept. 3: Another Defenders of the Diamond Night features “Black Panther” jerseys for players to wear and auction off.
Theme nights
You can also don’t have to fight your urge to go all out and cosplay — or just dress in your best topically appropriate T-shirt — on these theme nights:
Tuesday, May 10: Star Wars Day
Sunday, May 22: Princess Day
Tuesday, May 31: Auto Racing Night (featuring Cole Custer and Noah Gragson)
Saturday, June 18: Video Game Night
Saturday, July 16: Dino Day
This story was originally published April 1, 2022 at 6:00 AM.
