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| Location | 406 Washington Street Toledo, Ohio United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′54″N 83°32′20″W / 41.64833°N 83.53889°W |
| Owner | Lucas County |
| Operator | Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club, Inc. |
| Capacity | 10,300 (8,943 fixed seats) |
| Field size | Left field: 320 ft (98 m) Center field: 400 ft (120 m) Right field: 320 ft (98 m) |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 20, 2000[1] |
| Opened | April 9, 2002[2] |
| Construction cost | $39.2 million ($66.4 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | HNTB The Collaborative Inc. Finkbeiner, Pettis & Strout Inc. |
| Project manager | The Gateway Group[5] |
| Services engineer | H. T. Bernsdorff, Inc[4] |
| General contractor | Lathrop Construction Associates, Inc.[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Toledo Mud Hens (IL) 2002–present | |
Fifth Third Field is a Minor League Baseball stadium in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The facility is home to the Toledo Mud Hens, an International League team and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.
The stadium seats 10,300 and opened in 2002. It hosted the 2006 Triple-A All-Star Game and home run derby.[6] The stadium was named one of the best minor league ballparks in America by Newsweek.[7] In the summer of 2007, ESPN.com rated The Roost section of Fifth Third Field as the best seats to watch a game in minor league baseball.[8]
The Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank purchased the naming rights to the baseball stadium.[9]
- ^ "Farr to Join Taft at Hens' Groundbreaking Ritual". Toledo Blade. October 20, 2000. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b Knight, Graham (October 21, 2009). "Fifth Third Field". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Series 4G Grease Duct Saves Costs and Enhances Look of New Mudhens Stadium" (PDF). Metal Fabrication, Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Gateway Sports & Recreation". The Gateway Group. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Triple-A All-Star Game Results (2003–2007)". Triple-A Baseball. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Starr, Mark (August 5, 2002). "Cheat Sheet: Minor-League Baseball". Newsweek. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ^ Pahigian, Josh (May 10, 2008). "The Best of the Minor Leagues". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
- ^ Wagner, John (August 18, 2001). "Fifth Third Seals the Deal". Toledo Blade. pp. C1, C5. Retrieved May 16, 2014.