The Athletics will play on grass in Sacramento next season, with Major League Baseball yielding to concerns from players about the risks of an artificial turf surface in a city where summer ...
Learn more. While natural grass turf has a cooling effect, artificial turf surfaces can reach temperatures as high as 200 degrees, hotter than asphalt, warm enough to melt cleats. This heating ...
ON MONDAY, MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ANNOUNCED IT WOULD NO LONGER REPLACE THE GRASS WITH ARTIFICIAL TURF. THE PLAYERS UNION RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE TURF AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PLAYERS AND SUMMER HEAT.
However, after the sale fell through, he opted to run a meet from January through May. Vincent Francia, general manager of Turf Paradise, said the shortened season allowed Turf Paradise to get ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The nomadic Athletics will play home games on grass as they move from Oakland to Sacramento next season rather than the artificial turf initially planned at Sutter Health Park.