Former names | First Horizon Park (2005–2007) NewBridge Bank Park (2008–2015) Yadkin Bank Park (2016) |
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Location | 408 Bellemeade Street Greensboro, North Carolina United States |
Coordinates | 36°4′36″N 79°47′41″W / 36.07667°N 79.79472°W |
Owner | Greensboro Baseball LLC |
Operator | Greensboro Baseball LLC |
Capacity | 7,599 |
Field size | Left Field: 315 ft (96 m) Left Field Jog: 322 ft (98 m) Left-Center: 365 ft (111 m) Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right-Center: 362 ft (110 m) Right Field Jog: 320 ft (98 m) Right Field: 312 ft (95 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 21, 2004 |
Opened | April 3, 2005 |
Construction cost | $21.5 million ($33.5 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | Tetra Tech Moser Mayer Phoenix Associates |
General contractor | Barton Malow/Samet[2] |
Tenants | |
Greensboro Grasshoppers (SAL/High-A East) 2005–present |
First National Bank Field is a Minor League Baseball park located in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. The home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East, it opened on April 3, 2005. The park is on the block bounded by Bellemeade, Edgeworth, Smith, and Eugene Streets.
The stadium's seating capacity is 7,499 people, 5,300 of which are chair-back seats. The stadium was built to Double-A standards and has room for future expansion.[3] In 2017, the Grasshoppers had the best average attendance in the South Atlantic League and the highest total attendance in the league.[4]