Rangers Ballpark in Arlington

Opening in 1994, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is a ballpark featuring elements of some of baseball's classic ballparks and provides one of the best game-day experiences for fans. With an aging Arlington Stadium a new ballpark for the Texas Rangers needed to be built. The team began lobbying for a new stadium in the late 1980s and on October 24, 1990, an agreement between the Texas Rangers and the City of Arlington was reached to construct a new stadium. Constructed just a quarter-mile from Arlington Stadium, construction began April 24, 1992 and only took 23 months for the ballpark to be built. Originally named the Ballpark in Arlington, the Rangers played their first game at the ballpark on April 11, 1994 against the Milwaukee Brewers. In May 2004, Ameriquest Mortgage Company bought the naming rights to the ballpark for $75 million over 30 years, giving the ballpark the name, Ameriquest Field in Arlington. However in March 2007, the team announced that they had ended their naming rights deal with Ameriquest and renamed the ballpark, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

From the exterior to the interior many ideas from other bygone ballparks were used at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. As fans approach the ballpark, it resembles Ebbets Field with its red brick facade and arches. Once inside the ballpark, a brick Walk of Fame containing information and rosters of every Texas Rangers team extends around the entire facility. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington is the only retro ballpark built that is enclosed as over 48,000 seats and four story office complex surround the playing field. Great views can be found from just about anywhere in the ballpark. However, the upper deck is the furthest from the action in major league baseball history. The main five tier grandstand extends from behind home plate down to the right field foul pole, and down to and around the left field foul pole to the office complex in centerfield. In right field is a double decked covered homerun porch, similar to the one that was found at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington has many modern features including 120 luxury suites divided into two tiers, with each suite named after a MLB All-Star player. The main 42 foot by 120 foot HD video/scoreboard is located above the homerun porch in right field. A 10ft. high manual out of town scoreboard is part of the left field wall. Many amenities can be found at the Rangers ballpark including Legends Museum that contains baseball memorabilia from the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Coca-Cola Sports Park that features games, activities and special events. Located in the heart of Texas, the summer heat is often a facts at Rangers games, making Rangers Ballpark in Arlington one of the hottest places for fans to attend games.

New for 2012 is a 23,000 square foot indoor, air-conditioned space, that includes a two story restaurant and sports bar with views of the field, a kid's zone and a 100 seat Batter's Eye Club in centerfield. Aluminum bleachers, originally from Arlington Stadium, on the right and left sides of Greene's Hill were replaced with traditional ballpark seats lowering the total seating capacity by 600. The visitors bullpen was also reconfigured to run parallel to the left centerfield wall.