Truist Field

Truist Field
Uptown Ballpark
Truist Field (Formerly BB&T Ballpark)
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Truist Field is located in North Carolina
Truist Field
Truist Field
Location within North Carolina
Truist Field is located in the United States
Truist Field
Truist Field
Truist Field (the United States)
Former namesBB&T Ballpark (2014–2019)
Location324 South Mint Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates35°13′41″N 80°50′56″W / 35.227988°N 80.849011°W / 35.227988; -80.849011
Public transitLight rail interchange 3rd Street/Convention Center
Tram interchange Mint Street
OwnerMecklenburg County
OperatorKnights Baseball, LLC
Capacity10,200[1]
Record attendance11,211 (July 4, 2024, Baseball)[citation needed]
Field sizeLeft field: 330 feet (100 m)
Center field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right Field: 315 feet (96 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 14, 2012[2]
OpenedMarch 22, 2014[5]
Construction cost$54 million
ArchitectOdell Associates in association with BallparkDesignAssociates[3]
Services engineerSmith Seckman Reid, Inc.[4]
General contractorBarton Malow/R. J. Leeper/Rodgers[3]
Tenants
Charlotte Knights (IL/AAAE) 2014–present

Truist Field is a baseball stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.[6] The Uptown-area stadium hosts the Charlotte Knights, a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team in the International League. It is also the third sports building to be built in Uptown, after Bank of America Stadium (home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers and MLS's Charlotte FC) and Spectrum Center (home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets).

  1. ^ DePriest, Joe (March 8, 2014). "Hundreds Turn Out at New BB&T Ballpark to Buy Knights Single-Game Tickets". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Bethea, April (September 14, 2012). "Knights Break Ground on Stadium to Bring Baseball Back to Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1B. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Charlotte Knights Uptown Baseball Stadium". Odell Associates, Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "BB&T Park". Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Davidow, Brandon; Adams, Rance (March 22, 2014). "Annual Media Softball Game Kicks off BB&T Ballpark". WCCB. Charlotte. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  6. ^ Lyttle, Steve (April 23, 2012). "BB&T, Knights Agree on Uptown Ballpark Rights". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2012.