A single breeding pair can produce about 500 mice in about 5 months under ideal conditions. In the wild, their average life span is only a few months. Baby field mice are blind, deaf and bald at birth but mature within about 3 weeks. Females are sexually mature at 4 to 6 weeks. Along with their natural habitat of the fields, they can be found in human habitation including homes and barns.
Fortunately, the Indians know that many fans enjoy entering the park several hours before first pitch, and are willing to accommodate. For a 7 p.m. game, for example, Progressive Field opens at 4:30 p.m., but be sure to line up at Gate C, as it's the only gate that opens this early.
1 When the Indians finally did open their season at home a week later, only 6,000 people showed up. 2  And in 1996, the year fans eagerly awaited the return of their team after the Indians' first trip to the World Series in decades, the scheduled opener was snowed out on April Fools Day. And in 1996, the year fans eagerly awaited the return of their team after the Indians' first trip to the World Series in decades, the scheduled opener was snowed out on April Fools Day. 2  There was 7.1 inches of snow that day.