Globe Life Park in Arlington facts for kids
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| Former names | The Ballpark in Arlington (1994–2004) Ameriquest Field in Arlington (2004–2007) Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (2007-2014) |
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| Location | 1000 Ballpark Way Arlington, Texas 76011 |
| Coordinates | 32°45′5″N 97°4′58″W / 32.75139°N 97.08278°W |
| Owner | Arlington Sports Facilities Development Authority |
| Operator | Rangers Baseball Express |
| Capacity | 48,194 |
| Record attendance | 52,419 |
| Field size | Left Field Line - 332 feet (101 m) Left Center - 390 feet (119 m) Deep Left Center - 404 feet (123 m) Center Field - 400 feet (122 m) Deep Right Center - 407 feet (124 m) Right Center - 377 feet (115 m) Right Field Line - 325 feet (99 m) Backstop - 60 feet (18 m) |
| Surface | Infield: Y2 Zoysiagrass Outfield: Tifway 419 Bermudagrass |
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| Broke ground | April 2, 1992 |
| Opened | April 1, 1994 |
| Construction cost | US$191 million ($377 million in 2024 dollars ) |
| Architect | David M. Schwarz Architectural Services, Inc. HKS, Inc. (architect of record) |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore/Datum |
| Services engineer | Dunn Consulting Engineers |
| General contractor | Manhattan Construction Company |
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| Texas Rangers (MLB) (1994–2019) Dallas Renegades (XFL) (2020–present) North Texas SC (USL 1) (2020–present) |
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Globe Life Park in Arlington is a stadium in Arlington, Texas. From its opening in 1994 until 2019, it was a baseball park that was home to the of the Major League Baseball team called the Texas Rangers. The ballpark replaced the old home of the Rangers, Arlington Stadium. It closed as a baseball park in October 2019, after which the Rangers moved across the street to a retractable-roof stadium, Globe Life Field.
After the Rangers moved out, the stadium was rebuilt for football and soccer, and soon gained new tenants in both sports. In football, the Dallas Renegades, a team in the revival of the XFL, started play there when the league started February 2020. In soccer, North Texas SC, a team that plays in the third level of U.S. soccer, USL League One, will start play at Globe Life Park in March 2020. The latter team, the reserve team of Major League Soccer's FC Dallas, had played its first season of 2019 at FC Dallas' home of Toyota Stadium in another Dallas–Fort Worth suburb, Frisco.
- Green Cathedrals, by Philip J. Lowry
Images for kids
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Choctaw Stadium, then Globe Life Park, in 2018.
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Choctaw Stadium before the Midwestern State Mustangs vs. Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football game in 2021
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Park by the home plate entrance at Choctaw Stadium.
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Greene's Hill in the ballpark's center field in 2006
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The Ballpark during the day
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Panorama of Choctaw Stadium, then Globe Life Park, in 2016
See also
In Spanish: Estadio Choctaw para niños
