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— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) March 7, 2019The new 1.7 million square foot ballpark, which will be located on 13 acres just south of the current Globe Life Park in Arlington, will include a retractable roof for climate control and shelter for fans during the hot summer months.
Wow!The @Rangers new home is coming along nicely -- pic.twitter.com/vmsUcFienk
— FOX Sports Southwest (@FOXSportsSW) March 7, 2019The club recently announced that the playing surface at the new park will be synthetic grass. The choice to go with Shaw Sports Turf was rooted in data, and supported by extensive research as it relates to player safety, according to the Rangers.
“From our first visit with the staff at Shaw Sports Turf, we were clear that a synthetic grass surface for Globe Life Field would only be a consideration if it could deliver the best surface in Major League Baseball and address the concerns we had related to impact on the players,” said Rob Matwick, Rangers Executive Vice President of Business Operations. “Months of detailed research that included extensive input from our Baseball Operations group from both a health and performance aspect have resulted in this decision.
“During 37 years in professional baseball, my emphasis has been on player safety and the prevention of injuries,” said Jamie Reed, the Rangers’ Senior Director of Medical Operations and Sports Science.
"As we did the research and studies on determining our new field surface, these goals have been the main priority from the start. I am very confident that this is going to be a great product that no player has ever experienced in his career.”
Seating capacity is approximately 40,000 for Globe Life Field, which will open in March 2020.
HKS is the design architect for the project and Manhattan Construction Company is the Construction Manager.