CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Knights started this season hoping to get back to 75% of pre-pandemic revenue after Covid-19 wiped out all of 2020 and left significant dents last year. It’s still early, but, as the Knights begin a 12-game homestand tonight, initial results have been encouraging.
Through the team’s first 12 home dates, Charlotte leads all of Triple-A baseball in attendance with an average of 7,613 fans per game at 10,000-capacity Truist Field — or 91,538 combined.
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Dan Rajkowski, the Knights’ chief operating officer, told CBJ prior to the season that corporate sponsors were returning or being added at a healthy clip, too. That includes the recent addition of locally based restaurant chain Wild Wing Cafe.
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(Watch the video below: Knights celebrate Negro Leagues Night, Jackie Robinson at Truist Field)
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