Target Field
Target Field is the home baseball park of the Minnesota Twins. It is in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the team's sixth ballpark and third in Minnesota. The Twins moved to Target Field in 2010 after 28 seasons at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. It is the first stadium built just for the Twins. Twins staff moved in on January 4, 2010.[5]
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| Location | 1 Twins Way (3rd Ave. N, between 5th St. N and 7th St. N), Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°58′54″N 93°16′42″W |
| Owner | Minnesota Ballpark Authority [1] |
| Operator | Minnesota Twins |
| Capacity | 39,504 [2] 41,000 (Standing Room Only) [3] |
| Field size | Left 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 - 365 feet (111 m) Right Field - 328 feet (100 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Started | August 30, 2007 |
| Opened | January 4, 2010 (first day of operations) March 27, 2010 (college baseball game) April 2, 2010 (Twins' exhibition) April 12, 2010 (Twins' regular season) |
| Construction cost | USD $ 545 million [4] |
| Architect | Populous |
| Builder | M. A. Mortenson Company |
| Tenants | |
| Minnesota Twins (MLB) (2010–present) | |
References
- Jennifer Bjorhus (2010-04-25). "Not all work is finished at new Target Field". Star Tribune.
- "Target Field". wcco.com. 2010-02-22. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- Star-Tribune
- "MinnPost - Twins: Target Field". MinnPost.com. 2009-03-02. Archived from the original on 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- Twins handed keys to Target Field MLB.com
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Target Field.
- Stadium site on twinsbaseball.com Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Webcam Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Minnesota Ballpark Authority official website
- The Twins Stadium Bill Archived 2005-10-29 at the Wayback Machine MN State Legislature HF2480, SF2297
- Minnesota Legislative Reference Library: Baseball Stadiums Archived 2010-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- TwinsBallpark2010 Construction Blog Archived 2009-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Ballpark FAQ Archived 2018-07-29 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
Home of the Minnesota Twins 2010 – present |
Succeeded by Current |
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