Rogers Centre renovations changed how it plays

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Daulton Varsho loves to go all out when tracking down a fly ball but the new smaller foul areas at Rogers Centre have him being a little more cautious.

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“It’s a little dangerous just because you have to know if you’re gonna go into that wall how to collide with it,” said Varsho, who typically plays in left field. “It happened to me the other day where if you go into the wall with your feet, there’s a good chance of spraining your ankle or hitting a really bad spot“You almost have to slide and then move your body so your body takes the hit into the wall.

“Balls hit coming down there, they’re gonna hug that wall so it’s like you almost have to play goalie and be able to stop it,” said Varsho, noting it’s no longer possible to run a curving route toward the ball, getting square to home plate for a more stable catch. “There’s no being able to get around it and coming through it anymore.

Utility infielder Isaiah Kinfer-Falefa, who had played at third base 18 times in 31 games for the Blue Jays this season, said he thinks Rogers Centre is now playing more like one of baseball’s cathedrals: Boston’s Fenway Park. Baseball Savant is an online resource maintained by Major League Baseball that tracks granular data on every pitch, swing and play throughout the season.

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