Progressive Field
Progressive Field is a stadium located in the downtown area of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the ballpark of the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball and, together with Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, is part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex. It was ranked as MLB's best ballpark in a 2008 Sports Illustrated fan opinion poll.
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| Former names | Jacobs Field (1994–2007) |
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| Address | 2401 Ontario Street |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°29′45″N 81°41′7″W |
| Public transit | Tower City |
| Owner | Cuyahoga County |
| Operator | Gateway Economic Development Corporation |
| Executive suites | 115 |
| Capacity | 34,830 |
| 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 – 400 feet (122 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 2016 October 2023–April 2025 |
| Construction cost | $175 million ($346 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport Whitley & Whitley Architects Triad Design |
| Structural engineer | Osborn Engineering |
| Services engineer | Polytech Engineering |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
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| Cleveland Guardians (MLB) 1994–present | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The ballpark opened as Jacobs Field in 1994 to replace Cleveland Stadium, which the Guardians, then known as the Cleveland Indians, had shared with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. Since 2008, the facility has been named for Progressive Corporation, 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. The ballpark and arena are funded mainly by the passage of a sin tax in 1990 and both are owned by the Gateway Economic Development Corporation of Greater Cleveland, which is an appointed board of elected officials from the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County.
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. As of 2022, the official seating capacity is listed at 34,830 people, though additional fans can be accommodated through standing room areas and temporary seating.
Since moving to Progressive Field, the Indians/Guardians have won 11 Central Division titles, three American League pennants and have hosted playoff games in 13 different seasons. In the 1997 season, it became one of the few facilities in baseball history to host the MLB All-Star Game and games of the World Series in the same season. The stadium has hosted games of the World Series three times in 1995, 1997, and 2016.