CERTAINLY
CERTAINLY DI+@D NOT FOLLOW THE SCRIPT WRITTEN FOR ITS
INAUGURAL SEASON, HOSTN
W+@ORLD EIS W!
THAT WAS A PLOT TWIS+@T.
HERE IS TERESA WHA IT WOULD
TONIGHT WFAA ORIGINAL .
>> THE CASCADE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMING +@FAST.
COMING +@FAST. >> IS INCREDIBLE WHAT HAS
HAPPENED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
>> WHAT IS MAJORLY BASEBALL
CONSIDERING?
CONSIDERING? >> THERE IS ANTICIPATION MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL STONE W+@ILL
ADDRESS THESE LARGE CROWD
GATHERING SPIRITS
GATHERING SPIRITS >> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALL OF
THEIR HISTORY, THE NBA, MAJOR-
LEAGUE BASEBALL, SOCCER, AND
NHL SUSPENDING THEIR SEASONS.
>> THE ENTIRE WORLD IS SHUT
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> Reporter: IT FELT LIKE THE
WORLD STOPPED AND EVERYONE ON
THIS PLANET FELT LIKE
EVERYTHING SACRED WAS SUDDENLY
UPENDED, ESPECIALLY BASEBALL,
PARTICULARLY BASEBALL.
PARTICULARLY BASEBALL. >> WELCOME TO RIGHT FIELD.
>> IN ARLINGTON FIELD, TEXAS,
THIS BILLION-DOLLAR STADIUM WAS
19 DAYS FROM OPENING DAY WITH
THE CORONAVIRUS CLOSED IT.
>> IT WAS SUCH A BUILDUP, THEN
ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT IS LIKE, IT
CRASHED.
CRASHED.
CRASHED. >> Reporter: THEY HOSTED
CARDBOARD CUTOUT+@S ALL SUMMER.
MLB OKAYED REAL FANS.
>> AND 27 HOURS, WE ARE COMING
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE. +@
RIGHT HERE. >> Reporter: FOR FALL BALL.
>> AFTER A SHORTENED 60 GAME
REGULAR SEASON, 16 TEAMS GOT
INTO THE POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT
AND TWO ARE LEFT.
>> Reporter: AND A HISTORIC
NEUTRAL WORLD SERIES FINALLY
BROUGHT WORLD LIFE TO LIFE.
JUST W+@HEN LIFE ON THE GLOBE
NEEDED IT MOST.
>> THE FACT THAT WE CAN WATCH
BASEBALL THIS
>> THE FACT THAT WE CAN WATCH
WAS READY TO CRY. >> I LOVE BASEBALL.
>> THERE IS BATT+@ING PRACTICE
GOING ON.
GOING ON.
GOING ON. >> Reporter: PERHAPS HAPPIEST
TO SEE IT AWAKE, THE MAN WHO
DREAMED IT UP, OUR CRITIC
ARCHITECT FRED OR+@TIZ IS THE S
OF IMMIGRANTS.
OF IMMIGRANTS. >> I AM THE ELDEST OF FIVE
+@
>> I AM THE ELDEST OF FIVE BOYS.
BOYS.
BOYS. >>
BOYS. >> Reporter: HE GREW UP POOR IN
AN EL PASO HOUSING PROJECT.
AN I WOULD TAKE A PIECE OF
PAPER AND I WOULD DRAW THE
FIELD.
FIELD.
FIELD. >>
FIELD. >> HE CAME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
TEXAS, ARLINGTON ON
SCHOLARSHIP.
SCHOLARSHIP. Reporter: HE PLAYED ON THE
FINAL FOOTBALL TEAM THE SCHOOL
EVER FIELDED.
EVER FIELDED. GLOBE LIFE IS THE SIGNATURE
PROJECT.
PROJECT.
PROJECT. >> 360 DEGREE EXPERIENCE. CAN'T
SEE THAT ANYWHERE ELSE IN
BASEBALL.
BASEBALL.
BASEBALL. >> Reporter: HE WAITED A LONG,
LONG, LONG TIME TO FEEL THIS
ENERGY.
ENERGY.
ENERGY. >> BASEBALL, AMERICA'S+@ GAME.
>> AND W+@ATCH THESE FANS WATCH
BASEBALL HERE. +@
>> I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I SAW
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> Reporter: PLAYING IN A
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. >> WE WERE TAKING A GREAT LEAP
OF FAITH WITH OUR FANS THAT
THEY WOULD FOLLOW THE RULES.
>> Reporter: THAT KEEPING
PEOPLE APART IN A PLACE BUILT
TO BRING US TOGETHER.
>> HONESTLY, I THINK WHAT WE
ARE DOING HERE IS CREATING A
BLUEPRINT ALL BASEBALL TEAMS
CAN USE NEXT YEAR TO WELCOME
FANS SAFELY BACK INTO THE
BALLPARK.
BALLPARK.
BALLPARK. >> THIS IS REALLY STRANGE,
UNIQUE.
UNIQUE.
UNIQUE. >> Reporter: A VIRUS STOLE
OPENING DAY AND AN INAUGURAL
SEASON, BUT THE SACRED WORLD
SERIES, A RIVETING ONE, WAS
SAVED.
SAVED.
SAVED. >>
SAVED. >> THIS IS NOT THE WAY WE DREW
IT UP, BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO
DEBUT THE BUILDING, THIS IS
CERTAINLY A GREAT WAY TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: FOR A WEEK AND A
HALF IN TEXAS, OUR UPENDED
WORLD FELT +@TEMPORARILY RIGHT.
>> THERE IS ONE SHOT IN THE LEFT
!
!
! >>