TAMPA — The Tampa Bay Rays’ sport notes embrace a tidbit titled, “Growth Field.” It notes there have been 31 homers hit within the first 12 video games on the Rays’ momentary house, George M. Steinbrenner Subject. There have been 26 homers hit right here over the previous six video games (4.3 per sport).
Tampa Bay is enjoying right here on the Yankees’ spring coaching house throughout the 2025 season whereas Tropicana Subject is being repaired. Hurricane Milton caused $55.7 million of damage to Tropicana Subject, per the Related Press.
“Clearly we don’t know the way it’s going to play. We hear tales about it,” Crimson Sox supervisor Alex Cora mentioned right here Monday, hinting on the approach the ball flies out of right here. “However we simply gotta present up and attempt to win the collection.”
The Red Sox’ Wally home run head was sitting within the guests clubhouse ready for use earlier than the primary sport of Boston and Tampa’s three-game collection Monday. However what number of instances will or not it’s used?
The Red Sox are tied for twenty first within the majors in house runs with simply 12 in 17 video games.
Boston is sixth within the majors in runs with 77 but 40.2% of those runs came in two games against the Cardinals. So Boston has scored 46 runs in its different 15 video games, a median of simply 3.1 runs per sport.
Is that this the right place for Boston’s offense to interrupt out?
“Clearly dealing with a tricky pitching workers, it’s onerous to do,” Cora mentioned. “However we really feel like we’re a succesful workforce offensively. So hopefully we will hit a number of balls within the air and begin having enjoyable once more.”
Cora mentioned the ballpark renovations had been completed properly.
“We prefer it. They did an excellent job,” he mentioned. “The cage, particularly. We noticed it throughout spring coaching. They did a tremendous job. Very spacious. The burden room is nice. It’s an excellent facility.”
