Athletics' temporary Sacramento ballpark will have hydration element because of summer heat

FILE - Sutter Health Park is shown in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2024. The new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics' temporary home in Sacramento, California, will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark. “We think that’s the best that we can do in terms of playing surface in the heat.” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday, July 16, 2024.

FILE - Sutter Health Park is shown in West Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 4, 2024. The new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics' temporary home in Sacramento, California, will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark. “We think that’s the best that we can do in terms of playing surface in the heat.” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)


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ARLINGTON, Texas — A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics' temporary home in Sacramento, California, will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark. Sutter Health Park's field will be changed from grass to synthetic before the A's move there for the 2025-27 seasons ahead of an intended relocation to a new fixed-roof ballpark planned to open in Las Vegas for 2028. Upcoming daily highs in Sacramento are forecast to reach 106.

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