Events happening all summer at Toyota Field

Ralph Nelson wants new ballpark to feel like home

Major league baseball got it together and will play a 60 game season.

Minor leaguers still don't know what that means for them.

But toyota field is opening this summer with or without baseball.

Pkg: trash pandas fans don't know if they'll get to cheer on their team this year.

But there's no shortage of fun happening at toyota field this summer.

"we are talking about a wine festival, we are going to continue to use this space the best we can."

Kids camps, block parties, baseball tournaments.

Trash pandas team owner, ralph nelson, says toyota field is a multi-use facility.

"and that's a big part of the plan of why we build this stadium."

The organization isn't making near the revenue baseball brings in.

However, coming to community events supports the trash pandas, and the city of madison.

The two split profit for all non baseball functions.

"this is some cash we can send the city's way to make the down payments on the stadium."

Using toyota field before a team ever gets to town makes the new stadium familar.

The ball corp ceo always says he wants this ball park to belong to the people of north alabama, "and so the more time the community spends here, the more comfortable with the venue and then we we do start playing baseball, they'll always feel like this is their ball park and that's how it was always intended to be."

Ll: can't wait for that day.

Nelson says a free christian concert will is coming to the new ball park.

Another big act for the trash pandas, as fans anxiously await the fate of north alabama's newest team in what would have been their first season.

Reporting for waay 31 sports im lynden