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- vilion for audiences up to 5,000. “We can be more functional in the winter or on non-game days and can host trade shows and a multitude of things,” Matwick said. “We can look at events like the World Baseball Classic and the All-Star Game, which has not been here since 1995. All the new development taking place gives us opportunities within the stadium we have not had before.” Matwick said that some of the new stadium features will include


more premium spaces and seating with an emphasis on guest comfort. The design will be a mix of the old and the new, and, of course, a roof that will open and shut depending on the weather. “When the weather is great, we will play under the beautiful blue


 premium spaces. We really are limited currently. When this park was  was sort of your high-end hospitality but it was all the way over in left 


“Now, customers are used to having those amenities, especially be- hind home plate. We actually looked at doing that several years ago, but it was going to take two years and cost some $25-$30 million to renovate, and we just didn’t see how we would ever pay that back. Pre-   deeper tread depths for seats, wider seats and padded seats, and a lot more premium areas than we currently have. “With baseball and the number of games we play, we have to appeal to a wide audience. The key is to scatter those premium areas through-  We’re a family game and always will be. We have to appeal to kids and families who want to come see a game, but there are also our corpo- rate customers who want to come out and entertain. We’ll look to add some really nice premium features. They are still in development, but we are looking at a state-of-the-art experience.”   


“We have nutritionists now,” Matwick said. “There are new de- mands in our Collective Bargaining Agreement with players that re- - ery-type rooms. We’re talking about cryotherapy. We have masseuses, chiropractors, and a dietician. You’ve got all these people now you have to have room for. “We’re talking about a sports science type facility and space. We’re


not sure what that is yet, but (president of baseball operations and     thinking ahead and really trying to lead.”


Right Place At The Right Time The Rangers have played in Arlington since relocating from Wash- ington, D.C. 44 years ago. The original Arlington Stadium was really just an expanded Turnpike Stadium, a minor-league venue that hosted Double A baseball with the Dallas-Fort Worth Spurs. Today, the area around the ballpark is booming, most notably when the Dallas Cow- boys began playing next door in 2009.            here. Our players are in this building. They are here every day and part of the community. As the mayor said, it would be hard for him as  drive that the new stadium is expected to impact for the city.        baseball franchise, two major theme parks with Six Flags and Hurri- cane Harbor and the convention center all located 15 minutes from the south entry of a major international airport. “To think, we are centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth,


and Arlington itself now is the 50th biggest city in the country. This area continues to grow. That’s the exciting thing for us. You look around anywhere in North Texas and you see construction cranes. It’s a great market and Arlington is a tremendous partner.” FM


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