Coors Field
 |
|
 |
|
| Address | 2001 Blake Street |
|---|---|
| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39°45′22″N 104°59′39″W / 39.75611°N 104.99417°WCoordinates: 39°45′22″N 104°59′39″W / 39.75611°N 104.99417°W |
| Public transit | Denver Union Station |
| Owner | Denver Metropolitan Major League Baseball Stadium District |
| Operator | Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Ltd. |
| Capacity | 50,398 (2012–present) 50,490 (2011) 50,445 (2001–2010) 50,381 (1999–2000) 50,200 (1995–1998) |
| Record attendance | 51,267 |
| Field size |
Left Field – 347 feet (106 m) Left-Center – 390 feet (119 m) Center Field – 415 feet (126 m) Right-Center – 375 feet (114 m) Right Field – 350 feet (107 m) Backstop – 56 feet (17 m) |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass/Perennial Ryegrass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 16, 1992 |
| Opened | April 26, 1995 |
| Construction cost | US$300 million ($472 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) |
| Project manager | CMTS, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Martin/Martin, Inc. |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Mortenson/Barton Malow |
| Main contractors | LPR Construction Havens Steel Zimmerman Metals Zimkor Industries LPR Erectors |
| Tenants | |
| Colorado Rockies (MLB) (1995–present) | |
Coors Field is a baseball park located in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is the home field of the Colorado Rockies, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. It is named for the Coors Brewing Company of Golden, Colorado, which purchased the naming rights to the park prior to its completion in 1995. The Rockies played their first two seasons, 1993 and 1994, in Mile High Stadium before moving to Coors Field, two blocks from Union Station in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood. The park includes 63 luxury suites and 4,526 club seats.
Coors Field was the first new stadium added in a six-year period in which Denver's sports venues were upgraded, along with Pepsi Center and Sports Authority Field at Mile High (originally sponsored by INVESCO). It was also the first baseball-only park in the National League since Dodger Stadium was built in 1962.
As with the other new venues, Coors Field was constructed with accessibility in mind. It sits near Interstate 25 and has direct access to the 20th Street and Park Avenue exits. Nearby Union Station also provides light rail access.
Coors Field was originally planned to be somewhat smaller, seating only 43,800. However, after the Rockies drew almost 4.5 million people in their first season at Mile High Stadium – the most in baseball history – the plans were altered during construction, and new seats in the right field upper deck were added.
...
Wikipedia