MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — The Miami Marlins have bigger problems than the setup of their home ballpark, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an issue.
The colorful home-run sculpture in Marlins Park doesn’t get much use because the stadium is the toughest in the majors to hit a homer.
Giancarlo Stanton, Miami’s $325 million slugger, has long contended the park doesn’t play fair because homers are too hard to hit. But visiting managers say they find the contrast to bandboxes elsewhere refreshing. The Marlins have thus far resisted calls to move in the fences.
Team president David Samson said the Marlins want dimensions that reinforce their team’s strengths — pitching and defense.