Marlins Park Roof Open Tonight

560 foot span track to track just short of two football fields in length or roughly 5 27 acres.

Marlins park roof open tonight.

They were hoping it was a passing 3 minute shower which miami is infamous for but it backfired on them. Yesterday being opening day the marlins did not want the roof closed. Will have a separate story on this a bit later but nationals players were extremely unhappy with the roof being open today at marlins park because of the shadows. They also said marlins players.

The marlins use a formula dealing with the humidity and the chance of rain deciding whether the roof will be open or closed. On opening night april 4 2012 the miami marlins opened up marlins park officially to the public. Roof panels can be operated independently to. The roof will be opened for tonight s interleague matchup against the red sox.

Any item that could affect the safety of marlins park guests staff property will be denied entry. The logic is that it s better for the fan experience weather permitting. The game ball was delivered by muhammed ali and the anthem was sung by jose feliciano. Follow marlinspark on twitter for daily updates on roof openings and closings.

We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Marlins park has a retractable roof and the miami marlins are aiming to open it whenever possible this season. Fans should be prepared to open their bags for inspection and may be asked by security staff to shift and possibly remove the contents. It takes roughly 13 15 minutes to go from the fully closed to the fully open position.

Prior to marlins home games guests can learn whether the roof will be open or closed by visiting the marlinspark twitter account.