Coors Field
Coors Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Denver, Colorado. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. Opened in 1995, the park is located in Denver's Lower Downtown neighborhood, two blocks from Union Station. The stadium has a capacity of 50,144 people for baseball.
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| Address | 2001 Blake Street |
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| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39°45′22″N 104°59′39″W |
| Public transit | RTD: A B G N E W at Denver Union Station |
| Operator | Colorado Rockies Baseball Club Ltd. |
| Capacity | 46,897 (50,144 with standing room) (2018–present) 50,398 (2012–2017) 50,490 (2011) 50,445 (2001–2010) 50,381 (1999–2000) 50,200 (1995–1998) |
| Record attendance | 51,267 (1998 MLB All-Star Game) |
| 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 ($576 million in 2022 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 |
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| Colorado Rockies (MLB) (1995–present) | |
As an expansion team that began play in 1993, the Rockies spent their first two seasons at Mile High Stadium. During that time, Coors Field was constructed for a cost of $300 million. It includes 63 luxury suites and 4,526 club seats. Coors Field has earned a reputation as a hitter's park, due to the effect of Denver's high elevation and semi-arid climate on the distances of batted balls. To combat this, the outfield fences were positioned further away from home plate and baseballs used in the park have been pre-stored in humidors.
Coors Field has hosted the 1998 MLB All-Star Game and the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. Coors has also hosted an outdoor hockey game from the 2016 NHL Stadium Series, along with numerous concerts.
In 2017, a consultant determined that Coors Field would require $200 million in capital improvements in the 2020s. To fund those improvements, the Rockies agreed to a long-term lease to develop club-owned nearby land.