ARLINGTON, Texas – The Texas Department of State Health Services on Sunday reported 1,456 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 219 new probable cases and 21 additional fatalities attributed to the virus.

What You Need To Know

  • Texas Rangers to open Globe Life Field at 100% capacity Monday, April 5

  • Masks will be required inside stadium and other safety measures in place

  • Globe Life Field, which opened in 2020, holds 40,300

Despite that, the Texas Rangers will welcome fans to Globe Life Field Monday at full capacity.

The team actually announced the opening day arrangement back on March 10, the same day Texas’s statewide mask mandate was lifted. The Rangers were the first MLB team to open a stadium at full capacity.

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A check Monday morning showed that the vast majority of tickets for the April 5 game against the Toronto Blue Jays have been sold.

If you’re planning to skip work or school and head to the ballpark Monday, there are restrictions in place you need to know about.

Masks will be required inside the stadium except when eating and drinking, and the team is asking those fans who feel sick to stay home. In addition, all parking will be cashless, there will be no fan shuttles available, and tailgating won’t be permitted.

When it was first announced, reaction on social media was mixed, with some fans applauding the decision and others deriding it as dangerous. One fan wrote, “’Welcome home. We’ve missed you, let’s go ahead and kill you” - The Rangers.”

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Globe Life Field, which has been the home of the Rangers since 2020, has a capacity of 40,300.