SEATTLE -- As part of an ongoing effort to enhance the fan experience at the Coliseum, the A's have decided to open gates early to give fans the chance to watch the home club taking batting practice.
The promotion will be limited to Tuesdays, beginning May 23 when the A's host the Marlins. Gates are set to open one hour earlier than normal, at 4:30 p.m. PT.
The team hasn't opened its gates prior to 5:30 p.m. since 2013, when ex-Athletics slugger Yoenis Cespedes made batting practice a must-see event. Cespedes was crowned the Home Run Derby champion that July, prompting the A's to open their gates one hour earlier for all remaining Friday home games.