The home of the Texas Rangers’ High A affiliate in Kinston, N.C., is in the path of Hurricane Florence, and the remaining staff has taken measures at the ballpark to prevent as much damage as possible.
Down East general manager Wade Howell said that he is one of only four full-time employees still in town, and Kinston is far enough inland that the main concern is flooding from the heavy rains that have been predicted and not storm surge.
Kinston, in Lenoir County, is under voluntary evacuation orders, and as of Thursday afternoon the outer bands of the Category 2 storm had just reached town.