artificial turf

AstroTurf, a brand of nylon grass named for the team, was developed when it became apparent that the dome’s Lucite panels prevented the growth of natural grass on the playing field.

The use of an artificial turf, first known as astroturf, was commonplace in the 1970s and ’80s, and it is still used in some stadiums. Artificial turf fields are typically covered entirely by the turf, except for dirt areas around the pitcher’s plate, home plate, and the bases. Because…