For the second time this week, a professional sports team in Denver was given the green light to increase capacity at its stadium by local authorities.
Two days after the Nuggets and Avalanche were granted approval to nearly double capacity for playoff games at Ball Arena to 42.3%, the Colorado Rockies received the thumbs up from the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment to fill Coors Field to 70% capacity starting June 1.
The Rockies will remain capped at 21,363 fans (42.6% capacity) through the end of the month before getting bumped up to 35,000 in June, according to a news release sent out by the Rockies on Friday afternoon.