Guess they had long ago decided they were just going to live with the state of that ballpark for 2 1/2 month.s
Major League Baseball and the Players Association are not ignoring the complaints voiced by Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler and Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa about the playing surface at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
Officials from MLB and the PA are in regular communication on the matter, according to spokespersons on both sides. Murray Cook, MLB’s field and stadium consultant, and Clay Wood, and the Athletics’ longtime groundskeeper, are among those monitoring the field.
To facilitate resurfacing, the league in January relocated the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats’ scheduled home series this week to Tacoma. The plan during the break is to rebuild the mounds, bullpens and home plate areas with new clay and add more soil sensors to help monitor moisture levels across the field.
