Wrigley Field Bleachers May Not Be Ready For Seating On Opening Day?

Wrigley Field may not be the same Wrigley Field it’s been for the last century when it reopens next season.

“ESPN reports “one of the most iconic parts of Wrigley Field might not be ready” for use on opening day 2015 because the $600 million renovation project now underway on the left and right field bleachers may not be completed on time.

“I think there is a chance that some of the bleachers are not open for opening night,” president of business operations Crane Kenney recently told reporters. “As we progress in this project, there are things we know about and things we don’t know about and we’ll have to adapt,” added vice president of communications Julian Green.

Green added the primary obstacles to finishing off the project on time have been weather and infrastructure related . The primary part of the first-phase of the multi-year reconstruction, the bleacher renovation part of the plan is expected to run in the neighborhood of $375 million.

Not to worry, franchise execs insist the team has a contingency plan in place for season-ticket holders invested in those areas. They add they don’t ultimately expect long term hold-ups in completing either of those sections.

In perhaps the biggest changes to the iconic ballpark of all, Wrigley Field is slated to add two large videoboards to the bleacher areas, one in each corner of the park. Sanctioned by the city’s landmark commission, the boards are expected to be ready for the team’s home opener.

Wrigley Field was built as Weeghman in 1914 on the city’s far North Side in the Lakeview community. The park currently seats just over 40,000, rendering it the 10^th smallest in all of major league baseball.

It currently stands as the National League’s oldest ballpark and the second as the second oldest in all of baseball behind Boston’s Fenway Park.

Wrigley Field Bleachers May Not Be Ready For Seating On Opening Day?