With turf going down today and ballpark seats installed, MGM Park, the new home of the Biloxi Shuckers (Class AA; Southern League), is on schedule to be ready for occupancy June 1.
Work crews are on a seven-day weekly schedule. Next up in the ballpark construction: installation of ribbon boards.
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Image of MGM Park via construction webcam.