Globe Life Field

Globe Life Field
Globe Life Field in 2021
Globe Life Field is located in Texas
Globe Life Field
Globe Life Field
Location in Texas
Globe Life Field is located in the United States
Globe Life Field
Globe Life Field
Location in the United States
Address734 Stadium Drive
LocationArlington, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates32°44′50.5″N 97°5′3″W / 32.747361°N 97.08417°W / 32.747361; -97.08417
Elevation278 feet (85 m)
OwnerTexas Rangers
Executive suites120
Capacity40,300
Record attendance43,598 (Concert; Morgan Wallen; October 8, 2022)
Field sizeBaseball:[1]
Left field: 329 ft (100 m)
Left center: 372 ft (113 m)
Center field: 407 ft (124 m)
Right center: 374 ft (114 m)
Right field: 326 ft (99 m)
Backstop: 42 ft (13 m)
Acreage270
SurfaceShaw Sports B1K (Artificial Turf)
Scoreboard111 feet wide and 40 feet tall
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 28, 2017 (September 28, 2017)[2]
OpenedMay 29, 2020 (May 29, 2020) (high school graduation)[8]
July 21, 2020 (July 21, 2020) (exhibition game)
July 24, 2020 (July 24, 2020) (regular season)
October 12, 2020 (October 12, 2020) (open to fans)
Construction costUS$1.1 Billion
ArchitectHKS, Inc.[3]
VLK Architects[4]
Structural engineerWalter P Moore[5]
Services engineerME Engineers[6]
General contractorConstruction Manager: Manhattan Construction Company[7]
Main contractorsManhattan Construction Company
Tenants
Texas Rangers (MLB) (2020–present)
Website
globelifefield.com

Globe Life Field is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It is the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers.[10] It is located just south of the Rangers' former home ballpark, Globe Life Park (originally known as The Ballpark in Arlington and renamed Choctaw Stadium after the Rangers' departure and subsequent reconfiguration).

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  2. ^ a b Brumfield, Loyd (September 21, 2017). "Rangers Unveil First Renderings of New Globe Life Field, Set to Break Ground Next Week". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Texas Rangers was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Globe Life Field". VLK Architects. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rangers Unveil More Globe Life Field Design Plans, With Emphasis On Natural Light". SportsBusiness Daily. September 22, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Sports Facilities". www.jmeg.us. JMEG, LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  7. ^ "Manhattan Construction Company to build new multi-purpose ballpark for Texas Rangers". ManhattanConstructionGroup.com (Press release). Manhattan Construction Company. September 29, 2017. Archived from the original on October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference FOX 4 News Dallas–Fort Worth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Texas Rangers [@Rangers] (November 19, 2019). "40,300..." (Tweet). Retrieved November 19, 2019 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Mosier, Jeff (May 20, 2016). "Rangers New Stadium Plans Unveiled; Find Out What It Will Cost and Timeline for Its Construction". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 25, 2016.