Without social distancing rules in Texas, the Red Sox have been playing in front of crowds they haven’t seen in two years.
Saturday night’s crowd of 35,129 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, was the largest the Sox have played in front of since 2019. It was the third-largest crowd in MLB this season. The Rangers also hosted 38,238 fans on their home opener, and 35,856 on a Saturday game against the Padres.
“It got loud last night,” manager Alex Cora said before Sunday’s series finale vs. the Rangers. “Good for them that they can do it. The fans were into it. I think for the people who were here last year, it’s a lot different. The last time I was in the dugout we had a packed house in Fenway watching Eddie (Rodriguez) trying to win 20 games in 2019. But it felt different. It’s been feeling different. They were very loud throughout the game.
“I hope they’re doing it right, that’s the way you have to put it. It’s just different compared to where we were in New York, being in Boston. It’s just different here. They feel they’re OK doing it this way, good for them. Hopefully everybody can do it whenever the states and people that know more about this virus and pandemic decide we can do that. That’ll be great.”
The Red Sox have been limited to about 4,700 fans at Fenway Park as Massachusetts attempts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. But the capacity will increase to about 9,400 starting with their next homestand on Tuesday.
“It’s been fun, when the weather is good,” Cora said. “The three games we had with good weather, the fans have been into it. I think 10,000 people will be good. I don’t know how they’re going to spread them out. It seems like there are certain ballparks where they keep the fans close to it. That’ll be good…
“I think 10,000 people is good enough for us. Little by little, we’re going to keep adding and I can’t wait for Fenway to be packed. Everybody knows the atmosphere, everybody knows what it means, not only for our players but for baseball, to have Yankee Stadium packed, Dodger Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field. So, hopefully we can do that sooner rather than later.”
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