Stanton in favor of moving Marlins Park fences in

MIAMI -- Marlins Park is modern, colorful and fan friendly. It has a retractable roof, and in many ways, it's an ideal place to play.

If there is an area that could be changed, slugger Giancarlo Stanton would be in favor of bringing in the fences. Not to turn the two-year-old building into a home-run palace, but to make the park more neutral.

The expansive dimensions have rankled both Marlins and visiting players. When the roof is closed, the ball doesn't travel particularly well.

"You love to see scoring, but you love to see home runs as well," Stanton said. "You don't see them when you come here -- from both sides."

Marlins Park ranks last in the Majors in home runs with 84. Just 36 of them are by Miami.

AT&T Park in San Francisco is second from the bottom with 95, and the Giants have 36 of that total.

Stanton, Miami's 23-year-old right fielder, is regarded as one of the most feared hitters in the game. The 6-foot-5, 250-pounder has heard many times that no ballpark can hold him. Still, he wants to be treated the same as any other hitter.

"I want the normal ones, too," Stanton said. "Where I don't have to crush it 500 feet all the time."

Admittedly, Stanton has had a down season, as he entered Tuesday batting .252 with 24 homers in 111 games. He missed all of May with a hamstring injury.

Stanton also was hindered by injury a year ago, finishing with 37 homers in 123 games. Sixteen of them were at home.

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