Coors Field

Coors Field
Coors Field in 2015
Coors Field is located in Colorado
Coors Field
Coors Field
Location in Colorado
Coors Field is located in the United States
Coors Field
Coors Field
Location in the United States
Address2001 Blake Street
LocationDenver, Colorado
Coordinates39°45′22″N 104°59′39″W / 39.75611°N 104.99417°W / 39.75611; -104.99417
Public transitRTD:
Mainline rail interchange  A   B   G   N 
Tram interchange E   W 
at Denver Union Station
OperatorColorado Rockies Baseball Club Ltd.[1]
Capacity46,897 (50,144 with standing room) (2018–present)[2]
50,398 (2012–2017)[3]
50,490 (2011)
50,445 (2001–2010)
50,381 (1999–2000)
50,200 (1995–1998)
Record attendance51,267 (1998 MLB All-Star Game)
Field sizeLeft 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)
SurfaceKentucky Bluegrass/Perennial Ryegrass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 16, 1992 (October 16, 1992)
OpenedApril 26, 1995 (April 26, 1995)
Construction costUS$300 million
($600 million in 2023 dollars[4])
ArchitectHOK Sport (now Populous)
Project managerCMTS, Inc.[5]
Structural engineerMartin/Martin, Inc.[6]
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.[7]
General contractorMortenson/Barton Malow[6]
Main contractorsLPR Construction[8]
Havens Steel[6]
Zimmerman Metals[6]
Zimkor Industries[6]
LPR Erectors[6]
Tenants
Colorado Rockies (MLB) (1995–present)

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.

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.[9]

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  7. ^ "Colorado Rockies Ballpark – Denver, Colorado". M-E Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
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