Roof panels can be operated independently to.
Marlins park roof open tonight.
560 foot span track to track just short of two football fields in length or roughly 5 27 acres.
On opening night april 4 2012 the miami marlins opened up marlins park officially to the public.
Marlins park has a retractable roof and the miami marlins are aiming to open it whenever possible this season.
They also said marlins players.
Will have a separate story on this a bit later but nationals players were extremely unhappy with the roof being open today at marlins park because of the shadows.
Fans should be prepared to open their bags for inspection and may be asked by security staff to shift and possibly remove the contents.
We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us.
The roof will be opened for tonight s interleague matchup against the red sox.
Follow marlinspark on twitter for daily updates on roof openings and closings.
The game ball was delivered by muhammed ali and the anthem was sung by jose feliciano.
It takes roughly 13 15 minutes to go from the fully closed to the fully open position.
They were hoping it was a passing 3 minute shower which miami is infamous for but it backfired on them.
Moving along two 2 750 foot long tracks spanning 566 feet the roof at marlins park creates an opening that is wider than any nfl retractable roof stadium.
The logic is that it s better for the fan experience weather permitting.
Yesterday being opening day the marlins did not want the roof closed.
The roof will be open tonight for our 4th game in a row matching a marlinspark record.
Three panels elevated over the playing field and ballpark canopy.