Baseball: Marines announce plan to add outfield seats, shorten HR distances

Zozo Marine Stadium, one of Japan's more difficult home run parks, will be remodeled this winter to hold 746 more seats, shorten home run distances and decrease foul territory, the Pacific League's Lotte Marines announced Monday.The construction at the Marines' home field located in Chiba will start in November and conclude prior to next season's opening game. The additional seating will raise the stadium's capacity to 30,806.According to the construction plan, the current dugouts at the stadium will be moved 5 meters forward with 100 box seats filling the space behind them.Another space wi…READ FULL ARTICLE