Team Weather Playbook

Texas Rangers Weather Playbook: Arlington Retractable, Division Heat Trade

By Kevin Roth, sports meteorologist. How weather affects the Texas Rangers at home and on the road.

Home advantage

Globe Life Field opened in 2020 with a retractable roof to make baseball viable through DFW summer heat. The Rangers close the roof for the majority of home games May through September. Closed conditions produce 72-degree indoor baseball with no wind. Open roof on cooler April, October, and evening games in shoulder months can produce solid carry.

Division road environments

AL West road trips into Minute Maid retractable, T-Mobile marine, Angel Stadium onshore, Oakland Coliseum bay wind, and Sutter Health Sacramento heat. The variance across those parks is among the largest in baseball.

For DFS and bettors

Roof status at Globe Life is the day-of-game leverage. Assume closed for any Arlington high above 95. Open roof with south wind produces the friendliest hitting conditions the park allows.