The new stadium for the Texas Rangers is being designed to put fans closer to the field and with plenty of natural light so it has the feel of an open-air ballpark even when its roof is closed, the project’s architects said Thursday.
The Rangers gave a first look at the working design for what will be called Globe Life Field, a $1.1 billion retractable-roof stadium expected to open for the 2020 baseball season. A groundbreaking is scheduled for next week.
“The upper deck is the chief beneficiary,” said Bryan Trubey, executive vice president with HKS. We wanted to make a lot of effort to pull it as close as possible.