- Address: 2401 Ontario Street, Cleveland
- Country: United States
- Capacity: 35,000
- Opened: 2 April 1994
- Main use: Baseball
- Tenants: Cleveland Guardians (baseball)
Extra stadium info – Progressive Field
The construction of the ballpark, which opened as the Jacobs Field, started in 1992. It opened with a capacity of 42,000. The construction costs of the venue were $175 million. The stadium’s record attendance was set in 1997, when 45,000 people showed up for a baseball game. The first concert at the Progressive Field was a concert of James Williams Buffett, commonly known as Jimmy Buffett, on 12 August 1995. The first ice hockey match at the stadium took place on 15 January 2012. It was a college game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines.
The Cleveland Guardians
The Cleveland Guardians, formerly known as the Cleveland Indians, use the venue for home games. The club was founded in 1894 under a different name. The Guardians are Major League Baseball members. Theywon the World Series in 1920 for the first time in their history. In 1948, the Cleveland Guardians won their second World Series title.
