CINCINNATI – The Reds begin a 7-game home stand Friday evening and fans entering Great American Ball Park (GABP) may see some upgraded security procedures.
The organization has installed metal detectors at the stadium’s main entrance and will be in place for the 7:10 p.m. game against the New York Mets.
Attendees will be asked to remove cell phones and metal objects from their pockets before entering the stadium. Standard bag checks also remain in place.
Metal detectors will be instituted at every GABP entrance by the start of next season as part of a league wide security plan. Every Major League Baseball park will have detectors in 2015.
Major League Baseball has been working with the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to safeguard ballparks.
