ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – On Saturday, hundreds of baseball fans from all over the country packed The Battery and Truist Park for All-Star Weekend ahead of the game on Tuesday.

“It’s really cool. The crowds are just absolutely insane,” said Robert Ciancaglini.

While some people are here just for the MLB All-Star Game, others like Jim Perez and Alexis Laidlaw from Florida are on a bigger mission.

“We’re trying to hit every baseball field as a couple, so we really wanted to come to the All-Star Week,” Laidlaw said.

Perez is part of a Facebook group called Ballpark Chasers and has a goal to visit all 30 ballparks in the U.S.

Truist Park is number 4.

“It’s amazing. The place is pretty beautiful,” Perez said.

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Maria McIver, who’s from New York, said her daughter has the same goal.

“Last weekend we were at the Mets and then we went to a Liberty game,” McIver said.

For Perez, his love for baseball started when he was a kid.

“I’m Puerto Rican. It’s like what we do. From the minute we can close our fist, we have a baseball in our hands,” Perez said.

He said visiting Truist Park during All-Star Week is a dream come true.

“Baseball is a passion for me and everyone I know pretty much, so it gets a bit emotional,” Perez said.

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