PCU Park Kicks Off Re-Opening With Army-Navy Baseball

POMONA, NY — Here's a post-pandemic treat: take yourself to the ball game.

Opening Day May 27, which introduces the 10th season of play for the Rockland Boulders and the franchise’s first in the new-look expanded Frontier League, is a week after most restrictions on stadiums will be lifted in New York.

Ready? You won't even have to wait that long for baseball, because the stadium will host two Army-Navy baseball games this weekend, and the Boulders will play the NYPD baseball club May 22.

As of May 19, large-scale outdoor event venues will only be limited by the space available for people to maintain the required social distance of 6 feet. That applies to outdoor sports, performing arts and live entertainment, and horse and auto racing venues statewide. Social distancing and masks are still required, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.

Vaccinated people will be able to be seated at normal capacity, he said.

"Sit next to each other in a section, sit next to your friends, sit next to your family. Just normal capacity, normal seating," Cuomo said. "Vaccinated families who have a child 16 under who's not eligible, that child can be seated with the family. We ask them to wear masks, but you attend the ball game like you attended the ball game two years ago."

For un-vaccinated folks, other restrictions will apply.

This summer, some rows and seats will remain vacant to maintain proper distancing, and there will be limited concession menus and simplified pricing.

To get in PCU Park, everyone 16 and older will be responsible for obtaining and displaying proof that you have a full vaccination card, a negative result from a PCR COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the day of the game, or a negative result from a rapid COVID-19 test taken within 6 hours of the game’s scheduled start time.

One easy way to do that is with the Excelsior Pass, which provides a free, fast and secure way to present digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results that venues like PCU Park can scan and validate quickly. You can store it digitally on your smartphone with the Excelsior Pass Wallet app, available for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. You can also print your Pass from the Excelsior Pass website and bring it with you.

You also agree to wear a mask or face covering in all common areas of PCU Park, including but not limited to, while entering the ballpark, on concession lines, and in the restroom; and agree to practice social distancing during the entirety of your time at PCU Park.

In addition, stadium officials are asking everyone for common-sense affirmations: that you have not tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 14 days; you have not experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 within the past 14 days; and you have not knowingly been in close or proximate contact within the past 14 days with anyone who has tested positive for or shown symptoms of COVID-19; and that if your circumstances change within 48 hours after attending a game, you promise to notify PCU Park officials immediately.