Professional baseball Seibu has completed a large-scale renovation work on its headquarters, MetLife Dome, and surrounding facilities in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, and released it to the press on the 8th.
Seibu has been working on a large-scale renovation work from four years ago, including the surrounding facilities, with a total project cost of 18 billion yen, in an attempt to make MetLife Dome, the home base of the Seibu stadium without a roof, 42 years ago. I was going over.
On the 8th, about 50 people involved, including Takashi Goto, the owner of the team, and Hatsuhiko Tsuji, participated in the ceremony, and then the state of the facility was released to the press.
In the new stadium, the outfield grass seats, which have been popular with fans for many years, are now equipped with seats. In addition, behind the back net, there is a new lounge that can accommodate about 480 people, which is the largest area in the base of 12 teams, and a seat where you can see the bullpen up close.
In addition, the large-scale vision behind the center is about 13 meters high and 46 meters wide, which is almost twice as large and the image is clear. In addition, around the stadium, one vehicle that was operated by Seibu Railway until November last year was installed, and a plaza for children with playset such as a roller slider that slides down from a height of 5.5 meters was also created. , We are aiming for a "ball park" that you can enjoy other than watching baseball games.
Director Tsuji said, "I'm looking forward to playing baseball at the reborn MetLife Dome. I dreamed that this dome filled with many dreams would be overcrowded and won the league. I was talking.
The stadium and surrounding facilities will be fully opened in time for the opening match between Seibu and Orix at MetLife Dome on the 26th of this month.