Target Field

Target Field
Target Field in 2021
Target Field is located in Minnesota
Target Field
Target Field
Location in Minnesota
Target Field is located in the United States
Target Field
Target Field
Location in the United States
Address1 Twins Way
LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°58′54″N 93°16′42″W / 44.98167°N 93.27833°W / 44.98167; -93.27833
Public transitUS Passenger rail transport Northstar Line
 Blue Line 
 Green Line 
at Target Field station
OwnerMinnesota Ballpark Authority [1]
OperatorTwins Ballpark LLC
Capacity39,504 (2010–2012)[1]
39,021 (2013–2015)[2]
38,871 (2016)[3]
38,885 (2017)[4]
38,649 (2018)[5]
38,544 (2019–present)[6]
Record attendance45,000+
(P!nk, August 10, 2023)
Field sizeLeft Field – 339 feet (103 m)
Left-Center – 377 feet (115 m)
Center Field left corner – 411 feet (125 m)
Center Field right corner – 403 feet (123 m)
Right-Center – 367 feet (112 m)
Right Field – 328 feet (100 m)
SurfaceKentucky Bluegrass
Construction
Broke groundAugust 30, 2007 (August 30, 2007)
OpenedApril 12, 2010 (April 12, 2010)
Construction costUS$555 million[7]
ArchitectPopulous (formerly HOK Sport)
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson
Project managerInternational Facilities Group, LLC.[8]
Structural engineerWalter P Moore Engineers and Consultants[9]
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.[10]
General contractorMortenson/Thor[11]
Tenants
Minnesota Twins (MLB) (2010–present)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) (2011)
Website
http://www.mlb.com/twins/ballpark/

Target Field is a baseball stadium in the historic warehouse district of downtown Minneapolis. Since its opening in 2010, the stadium has been the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Minnesota Twins. It is named for Target Corporation, which is headquartered in Minneapolis. The stadium hosted the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[12] It has also served as the home of other local and regional baseball events.

The ballpark is open-air; though originally designed for baseball, it has also hosted football, soccer, hockey games, and concerts.

In 2010, ESPN The Magazine ranked Target Field as the number one baseball stadium experience in North America.[13]

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  2. ^ "American League Team Notes". USA Today. December 31, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "2016 Minnesota Twins Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 17, 2016. p. 386. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "2017 Minnesota Twins Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. February 15, 2017. p. 388. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  5. ^ Neal III, La Velle E. (March 22, 2018). "Suspended Jorge Polanco Speaks to His Twins Teammates". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Morse, Dustin; Hestad, Mitch; Hodson, Matt; Hemmelgarn, Brace; Frankenberg, Cori; Martinez, Elvis; Gillis, Jeff; Kraft, Ian; Ludeman, Ben; Kryah, Alex; Rogers, Jen; Bremer, Erik; Knutson, Dukes (February 14, 2019). "2019 Minnesota Twins Media Guide" (PDF). Major League Baseball Advanced Media. p. 390. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Ballpark Authority". Minnesota Ballpark Authority. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  8. ^ Tegra Group Target Field
  9. ^ Ales Jr., Joseph M. Ph.D., S.E.; Barton, Justin P.E. (June 2010). "Steeling Home - Modern Steel Construction" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 26, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Minnesota Twins Baseball Park". M-E Engineers, Inc. 2010. Archived from the original on May 23, 2012.
  11. ^ "Target Field". DCCI, Danny's Construction, Co. 2010. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
  12. ^ "Minnesota Twins awarded the 2014 All-Star Game". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  13. ^ "Ultimate Team Rankings". ESPN The Magazine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2011.