Marlins Park Roof Open Tonight

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Marlins park roof open tonight.

We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. The marlins and their fans experienced the first rain delay at marlins park on april 6 2015. The roof will be open tonight for our 4th game in a row matching a marlinspark record. Follow marlinspark on twitter for daily updates on roof openings and closings.

On opening night april 4 2012 the miami marlins opened up marlins park officially to the public. Marlins park hosted pool 2 during the second round of the 2013 world baseball classic on march 12 16 2013. 49 715 likes 162 talking about this 1 046 960 were here. Marlins park miami fl need parking.

The roof covers more than 8 5 acres and is comprised of seven panels five of which are movable. The decision as to whether a game begins with the roof open or closed rests solely with the home club. During a sold out opening day game against the atlanta braves a shower moved over the stadium with the roof open. The game ball was delivered by muhammed ali and the anthem was sung by jose feliciano.

Marlins park miami fl. 560 foot span track to track just short of two football fields in length or roughly 5 27 acres. In accordance with mlb policy the following guidelines must be followed. Three panels elevated over the playing field and ballpark canopy.

The roof will be opened for tonight s interleague matchup against the red sox. It takes roughly 13 15 minutes to go from the fully closed to the fully open position. Retractable roof policy the marlins are required to follow all mlb policies in effect for retractable roof stadiums. The logic is that it s better for the fan experience weather permitting.

Marlins park has a retractable roof and the miami marlins are aiming to open it whenever possible this season. The fan shaped roof includes 12 000 tons of structural steel and spans approximately 600 feet from home plate to the outfield track beam.