The playing surface at Camden Yards is being replaced this month, the Orioles announced Thursday, marking the first time since 2008 that the grass on the field is being swapped out.
Beginning Thursday and ending by Dec. 1, the team said that 105,000 square feet of 100-percent Kentucky Bluegrass from Tuckahoe Turf Farms in Hammonton, N.J. will replace the existing grass on the field, in the bullpens, and in the park’s turf farm.
While eight years is considered the long end of the spectrum for the lifespan of stadium grass, the Orioles haven’t had many apparent issues with the sod at Camden Yards.