Tropicana Field

243 Major League Baseball games…football practices…trade shows…marching band competitions…concerts…boat shows and numerous galas and dinner parties have been laid out on Tropicana Field’s FieldTurf since it’s installation in March of 2000…a mere 3 weeks before Opening Day. We are the only team in Major League Baseball that maintains an artificial surface, a natural turf spring training field and a 5½ field training complex. We are fortunate that our FieldTurf requires so little maintenance that our group of groundskeepers can keep up with the rest. Most of the above mentioned events occurred on FieldTurf without a covering or floor. The condition of the turf after three years of heavy use is remarkable. FieldTurf stood by us and pretty much let us have our way with the turf. It was really a great acid test and the results are uncanny.

It’s a lot easier to field ground balls on FieldTurf than on natural grass. There are just no bad hops (on FieldTurf). The old-school turf was a lot different. The FieldTurf gives you a true bounce.