Editing Rate Field (section)

====2009 season====
[[File:Cleveland Indians v. Chicago White Sox, U.S. Cellular Field (Comiskey Park), Chicago, Illinois (9179587177).jpg|right|thumb|Out-of-town video board (2009–2015)]]

* About $15 million in renovations were made to Gate 5 (north of 35th Street) to improve access to the park. The demolition (beginning of November 2008) of the easternmost portion of the pedestrian ramp and removal of the top two levels of the easternmost foot bridge across 35th Street, reducing it to one level with continuing access to the park on the main concourse level. The second foot bridge at Gate 5, about {{convert|75|yd|m}} west of the east bridge, continues to offer access to the park on three levels. The project also included installation of escalators in a new, weather-protected enclosure and installation of elevators which provide additional access for fans with disabilities. The project was completed by opening day on April 7, when the White Sox defeated the [[2009 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] 4–2.
* Inside the park, a new scoreboard (23&nbsp;ft x 68&nbsp;ft) with 913,000 LED lights (similar to [[Tropicana Field]]) replaced the older out-of-town scoreboard in right field. In addition to displaying both lineups (that of the Sox and their opponents) the board showed season stats for the current batter and pitcher. It also served as an upgrade to the old "around-the-league" scoreboard that it replaced. While the old scoreboard showed only the current innings, scores, and pitchers' jersey numbers, the new board was capable of showing balls, strikes, outs, locations of any baserunners, and the current batter and pitcher by last name instead of by number. A slight disadvantage is that the new board only showed four games at a time in this manner, whereas the old board showed every game in progress simultaneously.
* A small plaque honoring [[Jim Thome]] located on the center field fan deck for his {{convert|464|foot|adj=on}} home run shot that landed there, becoming the first player ever to do so on June 4, 2008. The White Sox defeated the [[2008 Kansas City Royals season|Royals]] in that game. Thome duplicated this feat again on September 30, 2008, in a one-game playoff against AL Central rival [[2008 Minnesota Twins season|Minnesota Twins]]. His home run proved to be the game winner in a 1–0 shutout to win the AL Central.
* For White Sox players, a new hydrotherapy room with three combinational hot-and-cold whirlpool tubs. An underwater treadmill that can curb problems relating to the abdominals, back and knee and strengthens the muscles and hip, is installed in one of the tubs.
* "The Catch" was written on the left-center field wall above [[Billy Pierce]]'s image (now above a blank wall), at the location where [[DeWayne Wise]] made a catch to rob [[Gabe Kapler]] of a 9th-inning home run and ensure [[Mark Buehrle]]'s perfect game on July 23, 2009.