• The Arizona Diamondbacks train at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 ahead of their two-game opening series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Australia. Rick Rycroft / AP
    The Arizona Diamondbacks train at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 ahead of their two-game opening series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in Australia. Rick Rycroft / AP
  • A general view of Sydney Cricket Ground, temporarily turned into a baseball diamond. Rick Rycroft / AP
    A general view of Sydney Cricket Ground, temporarily turned into a baseball diamond. Rick Rycroft / AP
  • Adrian Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays around with a cricket bat with teammate Brian Wilson at a training session at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Brendon Thorne / Getty Images / March 18, 2014
    Adrian Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays around with a cricket bat with teammate Brian Wilson at a training session at Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Brendon Thorne / Getty Images / March 18, 2014
  • Australia Baseball's Mitch Dening tries to slide around a tag at the plate by Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero during an exhibition between the Diamondbacks and Team Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 21, 2014
    Australia Baseball's Mitch Dening tries to slide around a tag at the plate by Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero during an exhibition between the Diamondbacks and Team Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 21, 2014
  • Australia Baseball's Matt Williams covers home plate as Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chone Figgins slides during an exhibition between the Dodgers and Team Australia on Thursday at Sydney Cricket Ground. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 20, 2014
    Australia Baseball's Matt Williams covers home plate as Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chone Figgins slides during an exhibition between the Dodgers and Team Australia on Thursday at Sydney Cricket Ground. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 20, 2014
  • Ground staff prepare the baseball field at Sydney Cricket Ground where Major League Baseball will inaugurate its 2014 season with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks beginning Saturday March 22, 2014. Rick Rycroft / AP
    Ground staff prepare the baseball field at Sydney Cricket Ground where Major League Baseball will inaugurate its 2014 season with a two-game series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks beginning Saturday March 22, 2014. Rick Rycroft / AP
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks train at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / Mach 18, 2014
    The Arizona Diamondbacks train at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / Mach 18, 2014
  • Australian Baseball player Craig Anderson, left, and coaches Jon Deeble and Glenn Williams, right, inspect the baseball field at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Rick Rycroft / AP
    Australian Baseball player Craig Anderson, left, and coaches Jon Deeble and Glenn Williams, right, inspect the baseball field at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Rick Rycroft / AP
  • The Arizona Diamondbacks train at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 18, 2014
    The Arizona Diamondbacks train at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 18, 2014
  • The Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw kicks a rugby league ball at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 19, 2014.
    The Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw kicks a rugby league ball at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Rick Rycroft / AP / March 19, 2014.

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In pictures: Sydney Cricket Ground transformed into a baseball diamond

Jake Badger

March 22, 2014

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Images of the baseball diamond at Sydney Cricket Ground, prepared specially for Major League Baseball’s two-game opening series in Australia between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks.

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