Marlins Park Roof Closing

The marlins new 550 million baseball stadium won t open until 2012 but cnnmoney got a sneak peek of how the retractable roof will work.

Marlins park roof closing.

In accordance with mlb policy the following guidelines must be followed. 22 a contest schedule for 1 10 p m. The field however was sufficiently wet to cause players to slip several times during the. The roof panels are controlled by a single roof operator from a control room located inside the ballpark.

Marlins park will have a new look for its 2020 season debut friday thanks to cozier dimensions and a switch to artificial turf. The marlins and their fans experienced the first rain delay at marlins park on april 6 2015. Also there will be a first place team in the home dugout. Rain delay at marlins park as we await the closing of the retractable roof.

The control system allows the roof panels to open or close with all three panels in motion simultaneously or a single panel individually to provide partial shading to the field surface and patrons. If the game begins with the roof open. Marlins park roof closing with speed of an old holiday inn elevator pic twitter. Closing the roof doesn t change the way the game is played on the field much but one former mariner notes that closing the roof does have one big impact outfielders tend to lose more balls in.

Marlins down 0 1 bottom of 2nd. Retractable roof policy the marlins are required to follow all mlb policies in effect for retractable roof stadiums. That will be on sept. The bottom of the 2nd inning was interrupted for 16 minutes while the roof was closed.

The decision as to whether a game begins with the roof open or closed rests solely with the home club. Category news politics. Marlins don t have rain tarp because they didn t think they would need one with a roof.