FNB Field

FNB Field
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Former namesRiverside Stadium (1987–2004)
Commerce Bank Park (2005–2009)
Metro Bank Park (2009–2015)
Location245 Champion Way
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Coordinates40°15′23″N 76°53′24″W / 40.256428°N 76.889977°W / 40.256428; -76.889977
OwnerCity of Harrisburg
OperatorHarrisburg Senators Baseball Club, Inc
Capacity6,187 [7]
Field sizeLeft field: 325 ft (99.1 m)
Left-center: 350 ft (106.7 m)
Deep left-center: 405 ft (123.4 m)
Center field: 400 ft (122 m)
Deep right-center 405 ft (123.4 m)
Right center: 380 ft (115.8 m)
Right field: 325 ft (99.1 m)
SurfaceKentucky Blue Grass
Construction
Broke groundAugust 12, 1986[1]
OpenedApril 11, 1987[2]
Renovated2009–2010
Construction cost$1.3 million[3]
($3.49 million in 2023 dollars[4])

$45 million renovation (2009–2010)
ArchitectHOK Sport
360 Architecture (renovation)
Services engineerBrinjac Engineering[5]
General contractorMiller Bros Construction Inc.[6]
Tenants
Harrisburg Senators (EL/Double-A Northeast) (1987–present)
Penn FC (USL) (2016–2018)

FNB Field is a baseball park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on City Island in the Susquehanna River. It is the home field of the Harrisburg Senators, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Washington Nationals, and was the home stadium of Penn FC of the USL. The original structure was built in 1987 and it was called Riverside Stadium until 2004. It has a capacity of 6,187.[8] The ballpark received a $45 million renovation that began in 2008.

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  2. ^ "Sports Digest". The Telegraph (Nashua). April 12, 1987. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  3. ^ Johnson, Arthur T. (1993). Minor League Baseball and Local Economic Development. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-01865-6.
  4. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sports/Recreation". Brinjac Engineering. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  6. ^ "Miller Bros. Construction, Inc". Miller Bros Construction Inc. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  7. ^ Reichard, Kevin (28 June 2010). "Metro Bank Park / Harrisburg Senators". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Ballpark". Minor League Baseball. November 6, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2014.