But, since it might be raining when you arrive at a game in some of those places, or leaving the park after the game is over, I wondered whether those teams allowed umbrellas into their parks.Īll eight said “Yes.” The nice man who answered the phone in Houston told me that, in fact, umbrellas are the No. Obviously, you don’t need an umbrella during home games for the Brewers, Mariners, Astros, Rays, Marlins, Diamondbacks, Rangers and, once they move back to Toronto, the Blue Jays. All of those teams do have umbrella information on their websites, though.įirst, let me tell you what I found out from the eight teams that play in stadiums with roofs. Well, I should say I attempted to call all 29 other teams - I failed to get through phone menus to speak to an actual person at the Pirates, Giants, Tigers, Royals and Cleveland. In an effort to confirm the website information, I called all 29 other teams. You’ll never guess who the other one is, and don’t skip down to later in the article to find out yet, I’ll identify that team after I’ve laid out various details.Īll 30 MLB clubs post rules on their websites about umbrella use, whether allowed or not, and whether there are any conditions or rules for their use when permitted in the ballpark. The Cubs are one of just two Major League Baseball teams that completely ban umbrellas in their ballparks, per information I was able to personally obtain. I rarely write articles of this nature, but attempts to persuade the Cubs to lift their ban on umbrellas at Wrigley Field have failed, so I’m going to use my platform here to lay out the case for permitting them on days when rain is forecast.įirst, if you feel this topic does not affect you, apply to you or interest you, I would ask that you skip by this article. Now that Wrigley Field will be open to full capacity this coming Friday, I wanted to address here something that’s been bothering me about the ballpark in 2021.
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