Installing the synthetic playing surface is among the last projects at Globe Life FieldGLOBE LIFE FIELD
Construction crews "continue to put the finishing touches on Globe Life Field amid the coronavirus pandemic, though the workforce is down to below 1,000 workers," according to Jeff Wilson of the Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM. Rangers Exec VP Rob Matwick said that the "last major project is completing installation of the synthetic playing surface, which is on schedule to be completed by Saturday." He added that the "rest of the work is mostly punch-list items that don’t require large groups working in close proximity." Matwick: “The target was always by the end of this week. We’re still trying to maintain that schedule." He estimated that the ballpark is "more than 98 percent complete" (Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM, 3/18). Meanwhile, the Chris Stapleton concert originally scheduled to be the first event at Globe Life Field on March 14 now is "scheduled for Nov. 21" (Ft. Worth STAR-TELEGRAM, 3/18).
WORK BEING DONE ON DODGER STADIUM: In California, Bill Plunkett writes "some work does continue" on the $100M renovation project at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers "expected to host Freeway Series exhibition games against the Angels next week with the outfield pavilions still unfinished and closed to fans." With no games in the "foreseeable future, the renovation project could be completed" when the '20 season actually begins (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 3/19).
