It was just six weeks ago that Derek Jeter stood 10 rows behind home plate, construction machines whirring in the outfield, as the Miami Marlins worked to stay on schedule with the final upgrades to Marlins Park.
Fast forward to Tuesday, and there Jeter was again, looking over the almost-finished product 16 months in the making two days before the Marlins open the 2019 season with a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies.
“I said at the end of last year that when people walk into this park for the first time, we want them to realize that it’s a completely different park” Jeter, the Marlins’ CEO, said.