Progressive Field

Cleveland Indians (MLB ) (since 1994)

The Progressive Field (until 2008: Jacobs Field, often just "The Jake" ) is a baseball stadium in the middle of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is part of the "Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex " and is in close Closer to the Quicken Loans Arena. The Jacobs Field was built as a replacement for the Cleveland Stadium.

Progressive Field is the home of the Cleveland Indians of the American League and was named after the former team owner Richard Jacobs. In connection with the sale of the team in 2000, the end of 2006 were also lost the naming rights to the stadium. On January 11, 2008 it was announced that the naming rights to the stadium were purchased by the insurance company Progressive Corporation for $ 57.6 million. Since 25 March, the stadium wearing a new name tag.

History

The construction of Jacobs Field represented a major contribution to the revitalization of downtown Cleveland dar. After its opening in 1994, it replaced the " Cleveland Municipal Stadium ", which the Indians shared with the NFL team Cleveland Browns.

The ceremony of the "First Pitch" was, even before the start of construction in June 1992 at the site instead, where the stadium was built. On April 4, 1994, denied the Cleveland Indians their first game at Jacobs Field against the Seattle Mariners. The first pitch of the game threw the then U.S. President Bill Clinton. The Indians won 4-3.

In the 1995 season, Jacobs Field hosted the World Series in the duel of the Indians against the Atlanta Braves for the first time. Winner of the duel were the Braves.

Before the season started in 1997, Jacobs Field has been increased by two smaller blocks with seats, which the spectator capacity increased by about 1,000 seats to a total of 43 345 seats. In 1997, the All- Star game at Jacobs Field was held, also the Indians were again in the World Series, but lost again, this time against the Florida Marlins.

The stadium was able to set a new eternal MLB record between 1995 and 2001 by the Ballpark 455 games was sold out in a row. The demand for tickets was so great that all 81 home games were sold out long before the start of the season. The Indians retired the number 455, as an homage to the fans and the record. On the wall behind the right-field stands since " 455 THE FANS ".

In the 2004 season, the largest free-standing scoreboard in the USA has been upgraded and replaced by the largest video wall of a sports facility in the world. The video wall is almost 11 meters high and almost 45 ½ feet wide. In the same year was a restaurant behind the Center Field, which previously offered additional seats, replaced with a bar area, the "The Batter 's Eye Bar " is.

By 2008 stadiums used: Shea Stadium | Yankee Stadium (1923 )

By 2011, used stadiums Sun Life Stadium

Sport ( Cleveland)
Baseball stadium in the United States
Built in the 1990s
Sports venue in Ohio

Cuyahoga County, Ohio Pitcher Miami Marlins Globe Life Park in Arlington Miller Park (Milwaukee) Turner Field Yankee Stadium (1923)

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