Is that a sustainable way for players to live over a 162-game season?
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SF Giants: Crawford progresses, mustachioed Yastrzemski advocates for mental healthĪnd then there’s the beef, some of it containing traces of steroids, leading teams to ship in their own meat for this series and dissuade their players from eating out. There are also no shortage of domestic markets that could be good fits, such as Las Vegas, Nashville and Charlotte. While the Giants stayed in the upscale Polanco neighborhood, with more Top 50 World restaurants in a square-mile radius than all of San Francisco, and the city is as safe as any other major metropolis, some players might be dissuaded by misconceptions about a foreign city.Ī half-mile higher than Colorado’s Coors Field, catcher Blake Sabol was sucking supplemental oxygen to keep him fresh for all nine innings behind the plate Saturday, and Brebbia said he’s toned down his usual workout routine to not exhaust himself before he enters the game. More than 600 miles south of the border, the closest MLB city is Houston, where the Giants head next, a 2½-hour flight away. There are other potential complications, too. It’s a different game playing at this altitude, for sure.” That said, “I think it would be a challenge,” Haniger added. I would say it’s a little better than sometimes in the states. “In front of these crowds here and when I was in Japan, the energy is a little different. “Both of my experiences playing internationally have been really fun,” Haniger said. Haniger was playing his second international series, after traveling to Tokyo with the Seattle Mariners in 2019. Outfielder Mitch Haniger suggested 430 feet to center and an additional 20 feet in the corners, though even those fences wouldn’t have held in either of his two mammoth blasts this weekend, including a 460-foot solo shot Sunday (one of nine total to travel 440-plus feet).
With a capacity of just over 20,000, MLB would almost certainly require a brand-new venue with more seating in line with the rest of the league, especially in a market of more than 20 million potential fans.Ī new ballpark would also allow for more appropriate dimensions, even after the ones here were adjusted from 325 to 331 feet to each foul pole and from 400 to 410 in center field. Manager Gabe Kapler said this weekend’s venue, Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú, home to the Mexican League’s Red Devils, who have made baseball work here for more than 80 years, was comparable to a top-notch Triple-A ballpark.
It would be a very interesting dynamic here.” “If guys get paid like that, then why not. MLB has played exhibitions here before but never games that count in the stat column, which can have financial repercussions for pitchers.Īsked after his start Saturday if the environment was viable for pitchers, Sean Manaea said, “Yeah, I mean if the average ERA is 6.00. There was no bigger story this weekend than the onslaught of offense, mostly via home runs - 11 on Saturday and four more Sunday - meeting little resistance from the thin air, 7,350 feet above sea level. However, “launchpad” is putting it lightly. Obviously the pitchers probably don’t like it as much. “It’s a little bit of a launchpad and everything. The atmosphere, with a cacophony of noisemakers, crowd karaokes that put “Sweet Caroline” at Fenway Park to shame and alternating chants of “Let’s go Giants!” and “Let’s go Padres!”, has been second to none, and not even a pair of losses to the Padres - dropping Sunday’s finale, 6-4 - could spoil the Giants’ perception of the trip. So, with commissioner Rob Manfred already outspoken about expansion, why not Mexico City? MEXICO CITY - Major League Baseball’s first regular-season foray into North America’s largest market has been a rousing success, with sold-out crowds, passionate fans and rave reviews from players (yes, even the pitchers).
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