Sold-out first ballgame at Jackie Robinson stadium since reopening

It is the hottest ticket in town. Daytona Beach's iconic Jackie Robinson ballpark held its grand reopening tonight after a multimillion dollar makeover and Fox 35 Manny Martinez is joining us live from the ballpark tonight. So Manny, it was completely sold out despite the heat tonight. Yeah, you know what? Low and we did get a little bit of a breeze which helped out as we moved in deeper into the evening. But look, this was a date on the calendar that team leadership has circled. This was when they wanted to fully reopen and they made it right here too. There you go guys. It was the hottest ticket in town and they lined up at every entrance to prove it. I think it's really exciting just to be here. We came all the way from West Virginia to be here tonight. On this night, the Daytona Tortuga celebrate the grand reopening of Jackie Robinson ballpark, a shrine to Robinson and a shrine to the game. It's where Jackie broke baseball's color barrier during spring training in 1946 open since 1914. It's the oldest active ballpark in all of the minor leagues. It's the Jackie Robinson baseball park. It's significant history and it's part of our black history. It's grown up so nicely over the years. Since then, 18 months and $30 million later, there's a new chapter in the stadium's history headlined now by swanky suites with the teen store and what will be a museum in right field plus massive upgrades to the clubhouse and other facilities for the players and a beautiful river walk along the Halifax featuring a brand new party deck. I think it's awesome. It's like going from from the minor leagues to the major leagues. This is very nice over here, but I missed the authentic traditional look. I think it changed really good. I love it. It makes it a whole new stadium without the fans. You know, there is no baseball here. Jack Robinson ballpark. So it's great to hear. Certainly a team effort, as I've said, and really, really excited for even more things to come. Called by history $5 tickets and the giveaway of hawaiian shirts. The almost 4000 fans braved friday's heat for a fun night at the park. I asked my dad to buy me a lot of different drinks to stay cool and sometimes I just hope that there's a breeze finishing touches at the ballpark are still ongoing. Also still ongoing. Is this ball game? It started five minutes after 6 30. We're almost at four hours. There's supposed to be a firework show after the game. We got that in the third inning when there were 16 combined runs a good minor league game tonight. Live in Daytona Beach. Many Martinez Fox 35 News.