Roof Open At Minute Maid Park

Minute maid park with roof open minute maid park located in houston texas was baseball s second retractable roof ballpark but the first for houston s.

Roof open at minute maid park.

The opening of the roof shall only commence between innings. When the roof is open during an afternoon in houston fans will want to stick to the third base side of minute maid park to find the relief from the sun. Guests entering minute maid park may also be subject to inspection by random metal detection wand. It was the predecessor to the astrodome which at the time was the first stadium that allowed fans to enjoy baseball in a climate controlled environment.

Will the roof at minute maid park be open when the stros take on the washington nationals for the 2019. It s the question houston astros fans heck baseball fans everywhere are wondering. Saturday august 29th doubleheader vs. To cover the ballpark steel panels roll in sequence along tracks on the east and west sides of the stadium.

Mechanized roof panels open and close in 12 20 minutes. Shade can be found on all levels of the stadium near the third base dugout as the sun shines more on the east side of the park along the first base line. Reporting from houston the houston astros have not played a game with minute maid park s retractable roof open since june 9. They want that to remain the case through games 3 4 and 5 of the.

Roof closed 8 29. 3 10pm cdt game 2 beginning approximately 30 45 minutes following the final out of game 1 tv. Minute maid bag policy a to z from minute maid park website in compliance with mlb and astros security policies all bags purses and containers will be searched prior to entry. Minute maid park s retractable roof technology brought open air baseball to houston for the first time in 35 years and the natural grass surface and classic architecture provided minute maid park the atmosphere of the great ballparks of baseball s golden age.

The roof moves back and forth an estimated 160 times a year a distance of 14 6 miles.