Marlins Incur Rain Delay Because They Forgot To Use Their Retractable Roof

Here’s the thing. There should never be a rain delay at a Marlins home game. Why? Because they play their games in a stadium with a retractable roof. It does not take very long to close the roof on a stadium. After all, a retractable roof is part of the reason the stadium cost nearly $634 million to build.

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 But alas, there was a 16-minute delay because the Marlins could not remember to close their retractable roof with the knowledge that rain was en route.