Oddsmakers are expecting a ton of offense in the first regular season MLB game ever in Mexico City on Saturday.
The teams will square off at Alfredo Harp Helu Stadium, which will provide perhaps the most hitter-friendly environment any big leaguer has ever swung a bat in.
The stadium, home to the Mexican League’s Red Devils, sits at about 7,350 feet elevation – more than 2,000 feet higher than Coors Field, the Rockies’ bandbox of a ballpark in Denver. Not only is the air much thinner at Mexico City’s stadium compared to Denver’s, but its fences are much shorter as well.
Coors Field is 347 feet and 350 feet down the left-field and right-field lines, respectively, and 415 to center while Alfredo Harp Helu is 325 down the lines and 400 to center.The weather forecast calls for around 70 degrees and sunny, which hitters will also welcome.
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