Fifth Third Ballpark

Baseball is a sport that has been built on traditions for more than 150 years. Tonight, tradition will meet the future when the West Michigan Whitecaps host the first-ever game played by using equipment printed by 3D, or additive manufacturing, technology.

The Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry and the Plain White T's will be making their way to West Michigan Wednesday, August 27 to play at Fifth Third Ballpark! Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 22 at 10 a.m., but we here at Channel 957 got our hands on a special pre-sale code just for you!

When you think of Fifth Third Ballpark, and the ball field, you think of baseball. But, this summer the field will also be the location of a three-day concert series. i The Goo Goo Dolls will perform with Daughtry and the Plain White T's at the ballpark on Wednesday, August 27.

As the start of the 2014 baseball season fast approaches, the rebuilding process at Fifth Third Ballpark after the January 3 fire is well underway and on schedule to meet completion dates. In addition to rebuilding the first base concourse and suite level, the Whitecaps are also making several improvements to the ballpark.

Fifth Third Ballpark suffered a major fire on Friday, with more than $500,000 in damage apparently caused by a space heater. Since the fire, the Whitecaps have made one thing clear: they will be back and ready to play this spring.

The West Michigan Whitecaps' ownership expects to rebuild Fifth Third Ballpark in the wake of a Friday blaze that damaged the Comstock Park facility. A space heater started a small blaze Friday morning at the ballpark, but workers believed they had put it out. They returned to find the space in flames, Plainfield Township Fire Chief David Peterson said. Fifth Third Ballpark is the home of the Midw

UPDATE (2:50pm): In a news conference held Friday afternoon, West Michigan Whitecaps Managing Partner Denny Baxter shed some light on the fire and on the future of Fifth Third Ballpark and the West Michigan Whitecaps. He said of the future: "If we rebuild it, they will come once again." Baxter assured the community that the Whitecaps will be playing baseball come April 8th of this year (

There's nothing like seeing giant Christmas light displays. With that in mind, I offer the top three places in Grand Rapids to see those cool yule hues and celebrate the season!

Really? Hummus and Veggies? When 's the last time "Man Vs. Food" showed up at the ballpark to feature that? In case you missed it, the West Michigan Whitecaps announced their new menu item this year will be "Chicks & Sticks", a serving of hummus with vegetables.