The dugouts at Citi Field, like those at Fenway Park, are farther down the line than they are at most parks. In Flushing, the layout allows for more seats in the top tiers of the so-called Delta Club, and the Mets keep those fans safer with small screens — roughly eight feet off the ground — that run from either side of the large screen behind the plate to the camera wells beside both dugouts.

“If you don’t focus on it,” one major league official said, “it’s like it’s not even there.”

The official spoke on condition of anonymity so as not to offend the Red Sox, highlighting the delicacy of the topic. Baseball does not like to dictate how individual teams construct their ballparks, but Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week that Major League Baseball would re-evaluate stadium safety issues, with comment from the union. The Red Sox said they would “fully participate” in that process.

Early Riser on the Homer List

Albert Pujols ranks second behind Alex Rodriguez on the career home run list among active players. He also ranks second behind Mike Trout in present-day talent and appeal on the Los Angeles Angels. But none of that should diminish the significance of Pujols’s accomplishments. He is well into the milestone phase of his career, at a relatively young age.

Pujols passed Mickey Mantle on the career home run list last week, smashing No. 537 in Tampa Bay and moving into 16th place. Mike Schmidt is up next, at 548, and then Reggie Jackson, at 563.

Where will Pujols end up? History suggests he will be near the top. He was 35 years 4 months and 26 days old when he hit No. 537. Only four players reached that number at a younger age: Sammy Sosa (who finished with 609), Willie Mays (660), Babe Ruth (714) and Rodriguez, who had 665 through Friday.

Hank Aaron was about a month older than Pujols when he hit No. 537, and Barry Bonds was 37. Rodriguez’s use of steroids complicates his climb up the list, of course, but the record shows that he was 15 days shy of his 33rd birthday when he passed Mantle.

Ex-Yankee Fizzles in Detroit

Before breaking camp this spring with the Detroit Tigers, Shane Greene explained why he had pitched so much better for the Yankees last season than his minor league numbers suggested he would.