Editing Sahlen Field (section)

===Dimensions===

The venue's play is greatly affected by its orientation and susceptibility to the winds of nearby [[Lake Erie]]. Center field faces south-southeast, with a year-round 8 to 10 MPH breeze moving from the right field [[foul pole]] towards the left field foul pole.<ref name="Spencer 2020">{{cite web | last=Spencer | first=Crosby | title=2020 Park Factors for the Seven New MLB Parks - RotoFanatic | website=RotoFanatic | date=September 20, 2020 | url=https://rotofanatic.com/2020-park-factors-for-the-seven-new-mlb-parks-fantasy-baseball/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006082918/https://rotofanatic.com/2020-park-factors-for-the-seven-new-mlb-parks-fantasy-baseball/ | archive-date=October 6, 2020 | url-status=dead | access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> Right-handed batters therefore tend to have the most success hitting balls into left field and left-center, although left-handed batters hitting [[opposite field]] at a high trajectory also see their balls carried out of the park.<ref name="Spencer 2020" /><ref>{{cite web | last=Dykstra | first=Sam | title=Toolshed: What Buffalo move means for bats, arms | website=[[Minor League Baseball]] | date=August 26, 2022 | url=https://www.milb.com/news/toolshed-what-toronto-blue-jays-buffalo-move-means-for-bats-arms | access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> The cozy field dimensions of 325 feet to left field and 371 feet to left-center aid the number of [[home runs]] hit in those directions.<ref>{{cite web | last=Lerner | first=Danielle | title=Buffalo's Sahlen Field brings a new experience for Astros | website=Houston Chronicle | date=June 4, 2021 | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/astros/article/Buffalo-Sahlen-Field-experience-Astros-Blue-Jays-16225978.php | access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> A 60-foot tall [[chain-link fence]] in left field protects [[motor vehicles]] on Oak Street from being struck.<ref>{{cite web | last=DiCesare | first=Bob | title=BISONS FIELD A RASH OF IDEAS TO BABY THEIR FANS | website=Buffalo News | date=March 15, 1989 | url=https://buffalonews.com/news/bisons-field-a-rash-of-ideas-to-baby-their-fans/article_91d52eb9-da47-56ea-a4e6-6a73c7b7ba9f.html | access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref> Cold winds in early months of the baseball season tend to prevent balls from exiting the park, while the warmer summer winds allow for greater carry.<ref name="Buffalo News 2020 - 2">{{cite web | title=Early returns make Sahlen Field a big-league bandbox for home runs | website=Buffalo News | date=August 20, 2020 | url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/baseball/early-returns-make-sahlen-field-a-big-league-bandbox-for-home-runs/article_e08918f8-e238-11ea-968a-9b19c592d1fa.html | access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref> In 2019, ''[[Baseball America]]'' ranked it as the third-best [[International League]] ballpark to hit home runs in.<ref name="Buffalo News 2020 - 2" /> The venue allowed 10% more runs than average during the [[2020 Toronto Blue Jays season]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Bannon | first=Mitch | title=A Look at the New Sahlen Field in Buffalo | website=Sports Illustrated Toronto Blue Jays News, Analysis and More | date=June 1, 2021 | url=https://www.si.com/mlb/bluejays/news/a-look-at-the-renovated-sahlen-field | access-date=August 26, 2022}}</ref>

{{wide image|File:New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays, Sahlen Field, Buffalo, New York - 20210617 - 02 - panorama.jpg|620px|An evening game between the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] and [[New York Yankees]] – June 17, 2021}}