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along with 345 tonnes of dirt for the infield. The fence padding for the field’s perimeter was brought in from Toronto and shipped out of Montreal, Canada. Elsewhere, 18m tall foul poles and over 400m of fencing were installed, while the build of a batter’s eye, backstop, batting cages, dugouts, and temporary clubhouses were also constructed. The stadium makeover had to adhere to the strict minimum


standards required to host a MLB game and took just five days for the London Stadium to return to its previous state. The usual stadium capacity during West Ham’s home game is


66,000, however due to the modifications, it operated at a capacity of 55,000 for the series, which is bigger than both the Red Sox’s Fenway Park (37,731) and the Yankee’s Yankee Stadium (54,251). The event proved a great success with both games of the series


seeing sell out crowds to witness the spectacle as the New York Yankees won both ties.


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