Post by Blunashun on Jul 24, 2019 18:15:35 GMT
Dodger Stadium to undergo $100-million renovation ahead of 2020 All-Star Game
Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Published 3:39 p.m. ET July 23, 2019
The Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled plans on Tuesday for a $100-million renovation of Dodger Stadium, the National League's second oldest ballpark.
The renovations are expected to be done in advance of the 2020 season — when the All-Star game will be held at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 1980.
Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962, will have the following changes:
A new center-field plaza spread across two acres
Elevators and bridges that will connect the outfield pavilions to the main sections of the stadium
Enclosed bars with bullpen views in the left- and right-field pavilions
Access to a connected walk around the entire ballpark from any level for the first time in stadium history
A new sound system
Stan Kasten, Dodgers president and chief executive, told The Los Angeles Times that the plaza will act as two-acre tailgating area for pregame and postgame.”
“We’re just using (the All-Star game) as an opportunity to make the ballpark shine,” Kasten said. “This just seemed like the perfect time.”
The stadium will maintain its MLB-high capacity -- listed at 56,000. The entrance to the plaza will move the Jackie Robinson statue, relocating from the left-field reserve plaza.
The Dodgers will also unveil a statue commemorating Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax.
"This is all meant to be a celebration of the Dodgers and Dodgers history and provide fans with the kind of amenities that you see at new ballparks without changing our postcard view," Dodgers' senior vice president of planning and development Janet Marie Smith said in a statement, per The Los Angeles Times.
"We relish the beauty of this place and want to preserve that. I know when fans hear we're renovating the pavilions the first thing they ask is what's going to happen to the wooden benches. The answer is they're staying in place. None of those things that fans love will change. We're just improving the experience."
Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Published 3:39 p.m. ET July 23, 2019
The Los Angeles Dodgers unveiled plans on Tuesday for a $100-million renovation of Dodger Stadium, the National League's second oldest ballpark.
The renovations are expected to be done in advance of the 2020 season — when the All-Star game will be held at Dodger Stadium for the first time since 1980.
Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962, will have the following changes:
A new center-field plaza spread across two acres
Elevators and bridges that will connect the outfield pavilions to the main sections of the stadium
Enclosed bars with bullpen views in the left- and right-field pavilions
Access to a connected walk around the entire ballpark from any level for the first time in stadium history
A new sound system
Stan Kasten, Dodgers president and chief executive, told The Los Angeles Times that the plaza will act as two-acre tailgating area for pregame and postgame.”
“We’re just using (the All-Star game) as an opportunity to make the ballpark shine,” Kasten said. “This just seemed like the perfect time.”
The stadium will maintain its MLB-high capacity -- listed at 56,000. The entrance to the plaza will move the Jackie Robinson statue, relocating from the left-field reserve plaza.
The Dodgers will also unveil a statue commemorating Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax.
"This is all meant to be a celebration of the Dodgers and Dodgers history and provide fans with the kind of amenities that you see at new ballparks without changing our postcard view," Dodgers' senior vice president of planning and development Janet Marie Smith said in a statement, per The Los Angeles Times.
"We relish the beauty of this place and want to preserve that. I know when fans hear we're renovating the pavilions the first thing they ask is what's going to happen to the wooden benches. The answer is they're staying in place. None of those things that fans love will change. We're just improving the experience."
