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Round Rock Express Field Turns Into 'Fear The Walking Dead' Set
Baseball field featured on AMC show as transformed post-apocalyptic landscape in episode airing Sunday with fictional Armadillos team.
ROUND ROCK, TX — Round Rock fans of the AMC show "Fear the Walking Dead," you might want to tune in to the program tonight to see Dell Diamond transformed into a post-apocalyptic landscape as part of tonight's episode.
Round Rock Express officials partnered with the show's producers during the off-season to use the baseball field as a set for the dystopian drama, converting it for show purposes as home to the fictional Armadillos team.
The episode airs tonight at 8 p.m. CST.
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If you miss the show, you might want to take in a game on Saturday, May 5, at 6:05 p.m. That's when the Round Rock Express will re-brand themselves for the day as the fictional Armadillos in a game against Iowa as homage to the gory drama.
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Learn more about the team's participation with “Fear the Walking Dead” production crews by visiting this website. To keep up with future team happenings, www.RoundRockExpress.com or call (512) 255-2255. You can also keep up with the Express on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter.
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