MLB in Mexico City: Power Showdown

It's April 25th.

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MLB heads back to Mexico City for the third straight year with a two-game series between

the Padres and Diamondbacks, kicking off Saturday at 6.0.

5 p.m. Eastern Time at Estadio Alfredo Harpello.

Catch the first game on MLB Network or MLB.tv, then Sunday's 4.05 p.m. Eastern matchup streams

on Padres.tv and d-backs.tv.

One big change this time.

No automated ballstrike challenge system, since the stadium lacks the 12 Hawkeye cameras

and T-Mobile 5G network, set up found in every MLB park.

Players might still tap their helmets out of habit on close calls.

This 20,000 seat venue sits at 7,300 feet elevation, even higher than Cores Field, with

short porches at 300, 32 feet to left and right field.

As series here exploded with offense, the Padres and Giants combined for 11 homers in

the opener back in 2023 and Houston and Colorado added 7 more last year.

Expect fireworks again as both teams pack power.

Saturday pits, former All-Star German Marquez of the Padres, 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA against

Diamondbacks a Zaggallon, 1-and, 1-3.51 ERA Day.

Play features Padres stand out.

Michael King, 3-1, 2.28 ERA versus Ryan Nelson, 1-and-2, 6.974, Arizona.

With that thin air turning every pitch into a potential moonshot, these games could rewrite

some scoreboards before the teams head home.