Comerica Park
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| Location: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Opened: | April 11, 2000 |
| Owner: | Detroit-Wayne County Stadium Authority |
| Surface: | Grass |
| Architect: | HOK Sport |
| Current Capacity: | 40,950 |
| Build Cost: | $300 Million |
| Tenants: | Detroit Tigers (1992 - Present) |
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Stadium History
Located in downtown Detroit, Comerica Park promises to play a major part in the revitalization of the struggling city. The $360 million ballpark has old fashioned touches, like brick and steel construction and assymetrical dimensions. However, there are many modern aspects, like a sunken playing field, rides for the kids, state-of-the-art facilities and one of the largest scoreboards in sports. The park could also eventually have a retractable roof.
Fans in Comerica Park have an open view of downtown over the right-field fence. They also have more room. Although the ballpark takes up more land than Tiger Stadium, it seats 12,000 fewer people.
In December 1998, Comerica Incorporated, a Detroit-based financial services company, agreed to pay the Tigers $66 million over a 30-year period for naming rights at the new ballpark.
Trivia
- Site of the 2005 All-Star game.
- Ballpark hotdog is called the Coney Dog
- The center-field flagpole was in play, like at Tiger Stadium, until 2003, when the fence was moved closer to home plate.
- When the Tigers hit a homerun, the two tigers atop the scoreboard roar and the fountain in centerfield shoots water in the air.
Field Dimensions
| Left Field | Left Center | Center Field | Right Center | Right Field |
| 346' | 402' | 422' | 379' | 330' |
Wall Height
| Left Field | Center Field | Right Field |
| 8’ | 8’ | 8’ |
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