The fans may hate it, and any rational person should be leery of management’s explanation, but the Texas Rangers players who will play on the artificial surface are OK with it. For now.
Long before the club announced it would use a synthetic surface at Tax Hike Friendly Ballpark, which will open in 2020, team officials met with players to ask about their preferences for the playing field, among other potential desired amenities.
The overwhelming response from the players was they wanted real grass.
Well ... real grass was never much of an option, but it was nice the club asked.