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Location | 330 Huntington Park Lane Columbus, Ohio United States |
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Coordinates | 39°58′07″N 83°00′39″W / 39.968619°N 83.010743°W |
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Owner | Franklin County government |
Operator | Franklin County government |
Capacity | 10,100 |
Field size | Left field: 325 ft (99 m) Left-center field: 360 ft (110 m) Center field: 400 ft (120 m) Right-center field: 365 ft (111 m) Right field: 318 ft (97 m) |
Surface | Natural Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | August 2, 2007 |
Opened | April 18, 2009 |
Construction cost | $70 Million[1] ($99.4 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | 360 Architecture Moody Nolan, Inc. |
Project manager | International Facilities Group, LLC.[3] |
Structural engineer | Jezerinac Geers & Associates, Inc.[4] |
Services engineer | Prater Engineering Associates, Inc.[3] |
General contractor | Turner/Tuttle[5][6] |
Main contractors | McDaniel’s Construction Corp., Inc.[7] |
Tenants | |
Columbus Clippers (IL/AAAE) 2009–present | |
Website | |
http://huntingtonparkcolumbus.com/ |
Huntington Park is a baseball stadium located in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It primarily serves as the home of the Columbus Clippers of the International League, the Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians since 2009.
Groundbreaking for the ballpark took place on August 2, 2007, with construction being completed in April 2009. Designed by 360 Architecture and developed by Nationwide Realty Investors, the 10,100-seat stadium is part of a $70 million project. The stadium is at the corner of Neil Avenue and Nationwide Boulevard in the Arena District of Columbus and replaced the Clippers' former home, Cooper Stadium.
In February 2006, the naming rights for the park were purchased by Huntington Bancshares Inc. for $12 million over 23 years.[8] On April 18, 2009, the park opened to the public, with the Columbus Clippers playing the Toledo Mud Hens in the stadium's first game.[9]
On August 12, 2009, Huntington Park was named the Ballpark of the Year by Baseballparks.com, beating out all other new or significantly renovated baseball stadiums in the country, including such Major League parks as the new Yankee Stadium and Citi Field. The award is given to the new stadium with the "best combination of superior design, attractive site selection and fan amenities."
The ballpark's attendance record was set on July 26, 2010 when 12,517 fans saw the Clippers defeat the Pawtucket Red Sox, 11–7.[10]
The coldest game played in the history of the stadium saw Clippers take on the Pawtucket Red Sox on April 16, 2018, amidst snow flurries and 35 degree weather.
The ballpark was built adjacent to the old Ohio Penitentiary site.