Months after the initial renderings and on the cusp of the 2019 regular season, the Marlins opened their doors Tuesday afternoon for the world to see the latest renovations. They had already been hyping up the critical changes (Center Field Zone replacing home run sculpture, wider variety of concessions, lime green fences painted blue, etc.). Now, we have the full picture(s).
Aside from fielding questions from the media scrum during the ballpark tour, CEO Derek Jeter went one-on-one with MLB Network’s Harold Reynolds about his vision for the franchise. He made a point of empathizing with Marlins fans who were frustrated about enduring another rebuild, while drawing a distinction between breaking up a successful core versus how his administration is “fixing something that wasn’t working” in the first place.