Progressive Field
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| Former names | Jacobs Field (1994–2008) |
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| Address | 2401 Ontario Street |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°29′45″N 81°41′7″W / 41.49583°N 81.68528°WCoordinates: 41°29′45″N 81°41′7″W / 41.49583°N 81.68528°W |
| Public transit | RTA Rapid Transit: at Tower City-Public Square |
| Owner | Cuyahoga County |
| Operator | Gateway Economic Development Corporation |
| Executive suites | 115 |
| Capacity | 42,865 (1994–1996) 43,368 (1997–2003) 43,389 (2004) 43,405 (2005) 43,415 (2006–2007) 43,545 (2008) 45,199 (2009) 45,569 (2010) 43,441 (2011) 43,429 (2012) 42,241 (2013) 42,487 (2014) 36,856 (2015) 35,225 (2016) 35,051 (2017–present) |
| Record attendance | 45,274 (October 4, 1997; Division Series Game 5) |
| Field size |
Left field – 325 feet (99 m) Left-center – 370 feet (113 m) Center field – 405 feet (123 m) Deep center field – 410 feet (125 m) Right-center – 375 feet (114 m) Right field – 325 feet (99 m) Backstop – 60 feet (18 m) Fence height Left field – 19 feet (6 m) Center and right fields – 9 feet (3 m) |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Scoreboard |
Daktronics 59 feet (18 m) high by 221 feet (67 m) wide |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 13, 1992 |
| Opened | April 2, 1994 |
| Renovated | October 2014 – April 2015 October 2015 – April 2016 |
| Construction cost |
$175 million ($283 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport ,Whitley & Whitley Architects on record |
| Structural engineer | Osborn Engineering |
| Services engineer | Polytech Engineering |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
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| Cleveland Indians (MLB) (1994–present) | |
| Website | |
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Progressive Field is a baseball park located in the downtown area of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the home field of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball and, together with Quicken Loans Arena, is part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex. It was ranked as Major League Baseball's best ballpark in a 2008 Sports Illustrated fan opinion poll.
The ballpark opened as Jacobs Field in 1994 to replace Cleveland Stadium, which the team had shared with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Since 2008, the facility has been named for Progressive Corporation, based in the Cleveland suburb of Mayfield, which purchased naming rights for $58 million over 16 years. The previous name came from team owners Richard and David Jacobs, who had acquired naming rights when the facility opened. The ballpark is still often referred to as "The Jake", based on its original name. When it opened, the listed seating capacity was 42,865 people and between 1995 and 2001 the team sold out 455 consecutive regular-season games. Modifications over the years resulted in several moderate changes to the capacity, peaking at 45,569 in 2010. After the 2014 and 2015 seasons, the facility was renovated in two phases, which upgraded and reconfigured several areas of the park and reduced seating capacity. As of 2017, seating capacity is listed at 35,051 people, though additional fans can be accommodated through standing room areas and temporary seating.
Since moving to Progressive Field, the Indians have won eight Central Division titles and have hosted playoff games in nine seasons, the most recent being in 2016. Progressive Field is one of the few facilities in baseball history to host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and games of the World Series in the same season, which occurred in 1997. The Indians have hosted games of the American League Championship Series in five seasons and have advanced to the World Series three times at the park.
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