London Stadium Completes Dramatic Major League Ballpark Transformation
Across the 18-day build, 400 ground staff from across the world worked round the clock on the project.
Over 144,000 square feet of artificial turf, and 345 tonnes of infield clay has been installed on top of 4,000 tonnes of UK sourced aggregate. The synthetic turf, which sits on top of West Ham United’s playing surface, will be stored and reused for future series.
18 metre tall foul poles have been installed, while the build of a batter's eye, backstop, batting cages, dugouts, temporary clubhouses, and over 46,000 square feet of netting are on-going.
State of the art Clubhouses have been installed on top of the 100m warm up track in the west stand featuring 50 individual player lockers, managers offices, break out areas, TV screens, sofas and numerous drinks fridges.
The clubhouses will remain a permanent structure within the stadium and following the two-day series it is expected to take five days for London Stadium’s bowl to return to its familiar state.
Much of the materials used will be put into storage and recycled for the 2024 London series.
With a rivalry stretching back 130 years, the Cardinals and Cubs will write the next chapter in their history on new ground at London Stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals will play Chicago Cubs in the MLB World Tour: London Series 2023 on June 24th-25th at London Stadium. Tickets are available now at ticketmaster.co.uk/mlb
