Update on the new B1K Turf at Chase Field

This story is an update to the previous story I wrote about the new field.

After numerous trips out to SRF I finally was able to catch Diamondbacks live infield on the new turf practice infield. I can report that there definitely is some spray that occurs. It is most noticeable when a ball is hit sharply down into the turf out in front between Home Plate and the Pitchers Mound. However it does not splash high, just a few inches above the ground and the splash is very tightly contained around the impact area, it is not a wide splash. If the ball is a two hopper and the second hop also hits with some velocity downwards closer to the edge of the grass you can still see some splash but it is…