How far does a ball carry at Globe Life Field?
Globe Life Field is the Texas Rangers home park in Arlington: a retractable-roof park at 545 ft, 407′ to center. Below is what moves fly balls here — elevation, temperature, humidity and wind — plus the current wind for the next game. Carry distances are model estimates and part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Next game conditions
No game at Globe Life Field on the current slate. Today's wind for every park that is playing is on the wind carry today page.
Carry estimate
The carry range is The Cold Line's model estimate of how much today's wind and temperature add to or take away from a fly ball to center. Already a Groundskeeper member? Open the live weather board.
Globe Life Field park facts
- Elevation
- 545 ft above sea level (12th highest of 30 MLB parks)
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Center-field bearing
- 30° — home plate faces north-northeast
- Fences (LF · LCF · CF · RCF · RF)
- 329′ · 372′ · 407′ · 374′ · 326′
- Wall heights (LF · CF · RF)
- 8′ · 8′ · 8′
- Surface
- Artificial turf
Park notes: Climate-controlled retractable roof; Artificial turf.
What moves the ball at Globe Life Field
Elevation
Globe Life Field is at 545 ft (12th of 30 by elevation). Elevation has only a slight effect at this height; day-to-day changes in temperature and wind matter more.
Temperature
With the roof open, warm air (less dense) helps carry and cold air hurts it, as at any outdoor park. With the roof closed, the bowl is climate-controlled and temperature drops out of the read.
Humidity
Humid air is slightly lighter than dry air, so higher humidity helps carry a little — the opposite of what most people expect. It is a minor factor next to temperature and wind.
Wind
Home plate faces north-northeast, so a wind out of the south-southwest blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north-northeast blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Globe Life Field the shorter right-field corner (326′) is where a helping wind shows up first. All of this applies only when the roof is open.
Globe Life Field carry questions
How far does a ball carry at Globe Life Field?
Globe Life Field is at 545 ft (12th of 30 by elevation). Elevation has only a slight effect at this height; day-to-day changes in temperature and wind matter more. The Cold Line's game-by-game carry estimate (a model estimate, in feet) is part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Does wind affect home runs at Globe Life Field?
Home plate faces north-northeast, so a wind out of the south-southwest blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north-northeast blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Globe Life Field the shorter right-field corner (326′) is where a helping wind shows up first. All of this applies only when the roof is open.
Does Globe Life Field have a roof?
Globe Life Field has a retractable roof. Check whether it is open before reading the wind — closed, it plays like an indoor park.
Where can I see today's wind at Globe Life Field?
This page shows the current wind for the next game at Globe Life Field. The Cold Line's live MLB weather board tracks wind, roof status and conditions for every park on the slate, and Groundskeeper members see the full carry card there.
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