The Dayton Dragons will open the 2017 Midwest League season at home on Thursday, April 6, when they host the Lake County Captains at 7pm at Fifth Third Field. This will be the first of 70 Dragons’ home games in 2017. The Dragons will open the season at home for the first time since 2014 after beginning the Midwest League season with a road trip in 2015 and 2016.
The Dragons will again play a 140-game schedule. The final home game is scheduled for Friday, September 1, and the regular season will conclude on Monday, September 4. For the first time since 2007, the Dragons will be home for the entire Memorial Day weekend. They will host the West Michigan Whitecaps in a Friday-Monday series, May 26-29.
All home game times have been set for the 2017 season. All Monday through Saturday games will start at 7pm except the Memorial Day game. All Sunday games will start at 2pm except the day before Memorial Day. The game on Sunday, May 28, will have a special start time of 7pm. The game on Memorial Day (Monday, May 29) will start at 2pm.
The 2017 season will be the 116th year of Minor League Baseball, the 71st season for the Midwest League, and the Dragons’ 18th year in the Midwest League. The Midwest League features two eight-team divisions and includes teams from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Click here to view a printable full-color graphic of the Dragons 2017 schedule.
New at the ballpark this year, The Dragon’s Lair, with an all-inclusive ticket package, guest will enjoy an all you can eat buffet of hamburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork & chicken, southern style baked beans, mac & cheese, watermelon, cookies, soda and water. Everyone in the group will also get a Dragon’s t-shirt and hat. There are 120 seats in The Dragon’s Lair, just perfect for a company outing.
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