Inside The Cubs

Chicago Cubs Still Tweaking Issues With New Lights at Wrigley

The Chicago Cubs are still figuring out the process for shifting lights at Wrigley Field this season.

Andy Jasner

Chicago Cubs Still Tweaking Issues With New Lights at Wrigley
Chicago Cubs Still Tweaking Issues With New Lights at Wrigley /
In this story:

The Chicago Cubs shifted to LED lights at Wrigley Field this season.

It hasn’t been a smooth process.

After eight games, the Cubs are looking at adjusting their new lights, according to Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times.

The change has largely been accepted, but it hasn’t been a seamless transition.

“They’re bright,” third baseman Patrick Wisdom told the Sun-Times. “Really bright.”

Cubs spokesperson Julian Green told the Sun-Times that the field had already been scheduled for a light audit from Major League Baseball, which the league office conducts every other year at all of its ballparks.

“I have no issue because I have lights coming from both ways,” outfielder Cody Bellinger told the Sun-Times.

Bellinger and other players have been on the field testing the brightness of the lights to get them just right.

“We were just wondering what’s possible,” he said.

The Sun-Times reported that the group also included president of business operations Crane Kenney, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and engineers from Musco Lighting, the company that installed the LED lights in November.

This is an important issue to solve as the Cubs have deep postseason aspirations. The last thing they want is to have a ball get lost in the lights during a critical playoff game.

More From SI's Inside The Cubs

  1. Could Mike Trout Request a Trade to the Chicago Cubs?
  2. Did David Robertson Net the Cubs a Future Star in Ben Brown?
  3. Hoerner is the Cubs Shortstop of the Future
  4. Cubs Could Give Canario a Shot in September
  5. Could the Cubs Land Trea Turner in the Offseason?
  6. Chicago Cubs Have a New Top Prospect in Their Rankings
  7. Is This Top Cubs Prospect Destined for the Mound at Wrigley?
  8. Steele Offers Glimpse Into Future of Cubs Rotation
  9. Do the Chicago Cubs Have the National League's Best Bullpen?
  10. Can Christopher Morel be a Long-Term Solution in Center Field
Published
Andy Jasner
ANDY JASNER

Andy Jasner is a freelance writer based in the Philadelphia area. Jasner graduated from Syracuse University in 1991 and has worked for newspapers, magazines and websites including CBS SportsLine and ESPN.com. Jasner has written two books -- Baltimore Ravens and Phil Jasner: On The Case. Follow him on Twitter at @AndyJasner.

Home/News