Arizona Diamondbacks say roof will have complete functionality for 2025 MLB season
PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks are expected to have full access to its retractable roof for the 2025 season, President and CEO Derrick Hall said in a statement on Wednesday.
In previous years, the team had to decide before games whether the roof would be open or closed.
In March, the D-backs preseason game at Chase Field was canceled after six innings because the roof couldn't be closed when rain unexpectedly started to fall over Phoenix.
"We will have complete roof functionality for the 2025 season and be fully operational by Opening Day," Hall said in the statement.
The Diamondbacks are still under contract to lease Chase Field for three more years.
Hall has said in the past that it is the team's first priority to keep the team in Downtown Phoenix.
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Chase Field hosted its first game on March 31, 1998. In the National League, the only teams with older stadiums are the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies.
The Dodgers are making renovations to their field-level seating and home clubhouse and the price is reportedly in excess of $100 million.
In Milwaukee, the Brewers announced they were making $8.45 million worth of upgrades to its to its retractable roof and to its seating and parking lot arrangements.
In the American League, the Tampa Rays will be changing venues after their home stadium, Tropicana Field, was partially destroyed during Hurricane Milton.
The roof enclosure was shredded by the wind and rain and the team will host games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa during the 2025 season.