PHOENIX — Are you still deciding how to celebrate your dad this Father's Day (which is coming up on June 16)? Look no further than Chase Field in downtown Phoenix, where the Arizona Diamondbacks have a weekend full of fun planned!
VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Se aproxima el Día del Padre y los D-backs le ayudan a celebrar a papá con una promoción especial
The fun starts on Saturday night when the D-backs take on the Chicago White Sox at 7:10 p.m.! The D-backs will be handing out a special t-shirt celebrating one of the top moments in D-backs playoff history: the four home runs the team hit in one inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series last season.
Only 20,000 of these shirts will be available, so the D-backs are encouraging fans who want one to arrive early to the game. Gates will open at 5:10 p.m. To purchase tickets to Saturday's game, click here.
The Sedona Red shirt features images of Geraldo Perdomo, Ketel Marte, Christian Walker and Gabriel Moreno hitting their home runs. You can see a picture of it below.
On Sunday, the D-backs will be going all out for Father's Day.
They are bringing back a popular promotion from last year and letting fans play catch with their dads on the field before Sunday's game against the White Sox, which begins at 1:10 p.m.!
12News journalist Cameron Cox got to play catch with his dad on the field last season to give fans a look at what to expect.
To take part, you will need to purchase a special VIP ticket package, which includes the opportunity to play catch on the field, tickets to the game and a special Father's Day gift. You can purchase that ticket package by clicking here. Fans who purchase the ticket package will get a 15-minute time slot to play catch between 9 and 11 a.m. on Sunday. You must purchase at least two tickets.
Gates will open for all fans at 11:40 a.m.
The first 15,000 dads at Sunday's game will also receive a special D-backs-themed polo, courtesy of Sanderson Ford. You can see a picture of the shirt below.
And if your dad is looking for a special Father's Day meal, the D-backs have you covered on Sunday, as well. They will be selling a special sandwich called the "Four Porksman," which has barbecue pulled port, Kilt Lifter barbecue sauce, applewood-smoked bacon, a link of smoked Andouille sausage, a melted cheese sauce, beer pickled onions, and bread and butter pickles, which all be on a Texas focaccia roll and topped with a St. Louis pork rib.
And if you're planning on spending Father's Day at home, why not surprise dad with the gift of baseball for the rest of the season? The D-backs are offering 50% off of subscriptions to DBACKS.TV, their streaming service, from now until June 17! That means you can watch every D-backs game for the rest of the season, home and away, for just $37.99. To find out more, just click here.
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The city of Phoenix is home to four major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Cardinals have made State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers play at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
Phoenix also has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC, who play at Phoenix Rising FC Stadium in Phoenix.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events every year, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the WM Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall, including Championship Weekend in November; and Cactus League Spring Training for 15 Major League Baseball franchises.
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