Cubs Insider · Jul 11, 2020
Cubs Temporarily Removing Seats to Create Extra Dugout Space
Extensive renovations to Wrigley Field have vastly improved conditions for players, giving them a state-of-the-art clubhouse and expanded dugouts among other creature comforts. However, even the two-tiered seating setup in the dugouts wasn’t going to be enough to accommodate the Cubs and their opponents while allowing them to follow social distancing guidelines. So rather than having players sit in the stands, a temporary solution is being fabricated.
“They’re going to take out some of the seats and cover that area down there, so players have got some area to sit and move around a little bit,” David Ross said Saturday. “That was a concern of ours.”