Marlins Park Roof Open Tonight

Yesterday being opening day the marlins did not want the roof closed.

Marlins park roof open tonight.

They were hoping it was a passing 3 minute shower which miami is infamous for but it backfired on them. On opening night april 4 2012 the miami marlins opened up marlins park officially to the public. 560 foot span track to track just short of two football fields in length or roughly 5 27 acres. The roof will be opened for tonight s interleague matchup against the red sox.

The game ball was delivered by muhammed ali and the anthem was sung by jose feliciano. Marlins park has a retractable roof and the miami marlins are aiming to open it whenever possible this season. Roof panels can be operated independently to. Fans should be prepared to open their bags for inspection and may be asked by security staff to shift and possibly remove the contents.

The marlins use a formula dealing with the humidity and the chance of rain deciding whether the roof will be open or closed. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Follow marlinspark on twitter for daily updates on roof openings and closings. Prior to marlins home games guests can learn whether the roof will be open or closed by visiting the marlinspark twitter account.

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. They also said marlins players. The roof will be open tonight for our 4th game in a row matching a marlinspark record.

It takes roughly 13 15 minutes to go from the fully closed to the fully open position.