The Chattanooga Lookouts, whether during their days at Engel Stadium or in recent years at AT&T Field, have a respected history of balancing Class AA baseball with various entertainment acts to delight those in attendance.
This year, it will be more about the action provided by the players.
Chattanooga’s 120-game schedule is rapidly approaching, with the Lookouts set to open May 4 at home against the Rocket City Trash Pandas. There will be baseball, food and beverages, and team paraphernalia available inside the 6,340-seat facility that sat silent last year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, but fans will notice a different feel due to the continuing pandemic even before Chattanooga’s opening day starter faces Rocket City’s leadoff batter.
“This year in minor league baseball, they are not going to allow national anthems on the field,” Lookouts president Rich Mozingo said. “They’re not going to allow first pitches on the field. They’re not going to allow bat boys on the field, so they’re surely not going to allow entertainers to come in and be out on the field.
“At this moment, we don’t have any performers lined up for the year. We’re going to have some giveaways at the gates, but as far as performers on the field, we’re 0-for-this season right this minute.”