Aug. 17-18
Minor league baseball is the ultimate screwball pitch. The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes offer a fetching version of it, in a curio ballpark that holds about as many folks as your backyard. That’s part of the charm, of course.
You’ll still feel the summer sun in your seats when you plop down in this 6,588-seat ball yard. You can often eavesdrop and chat with the players, some with big-time stuff. Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger and Joc Pederson all passed through this California League venue on their way to the major leagues.
Professional sports tickets jump every season, pricing out working families at an unconscionable rate. But for the Quakes, single-A farm club of the Los Angeles Dodgers, tickets behind home plate go for all of $13. This weekend, the Quakes play the mighty Vidalia Rawhide and Saturday is fireworks night.
Info: LoanMart Field, 8408 Rochester Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, (909) 481-5000, milb.com/ rancho-cucamonga/