Editing Progressive Field (section)

{{Short description|Baseball stadium in Cleveland, Ohio}}
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{{Infobox stadium
| name = Progressive Field
| nickname = ''The Jake''
| logo_image = Progressive_Field_Logo.svg
| logo_caption = 
| image = [[File:Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees on Oct 17 2024 (54102149292).jpg|300px]]
| caption = Progressive Field in 2024
| fullname = 
| former_names = Jacobs Field (1994–2007)
| address = 2401 Ontario Street
| location = [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
| coordinates = {{coord|41|29|45|N|81|41|7|W|type:landmark|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = United States Cleveland#USA Ohio#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Progressive Field
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Cleveland]]##Location in [[Ohio]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = January 13, 1992<ref name="Progressive Field PDF">{{cite web|title=Progressive Field History|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/downloads/y2009/progressive_field.pdf|publisher=Cleveland Indians|year=2009|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003436/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/downloads/y2009/progressive_field.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| built = 
| opened = April 2, 1994<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/>
| renovated = October 2014–April 2016<br/>October 2023–April 2025<ref name="reno2023">{{Cite news |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Cleveland Guardians delay Progressive Field renovations until after 2023 season |language=en-US |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/cleveland-guardians-announce-progressive-field-renovations-2023/95-a81d3ca8-f8fc-4add-801c-2c21c674b95b |access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>
| expanded = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]]
| operator = [[Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex|Gateway Economic Development Corporation]]
| surface = [[Poa pratensis|Kentucky Bluegrass]]
| scoreboard = [[Daktronics]]<br>{{convert|59|ft|m|0}} high by {{Convert|221|ft|m|0}} wide
| cost = [[United States dollar|$]]175 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|175000000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Populous (company)|HOK Sport]]<br>Whitley & Whitley Architects<br>Triad Design
| project_manager = 
| structural engineer = [[Osborn Engineering]]<ref name="Construction PDF"/>
| services engineer = Polytech Engineering<ref name="trombold">{{cite web |title=Cleveland Indians Ballpark - Jacobs Field|url=http://www.trombold.com/gallery/jacobs.htm|publisher=Trombold Equipment Company|access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[Hunt Construction Group|Huber, Hunt & Nichols]]<ref name="Construction PDF">{{cite web |title=Jacobs Field|url=https://www.aisc.org/globalassets/modern-steel/archives/1998/04/1998v04_jacobs_field.pdf|work=Modern Steel Construction|date=April 1998|access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
| main_contractors = 
| capacity = <!--Do not change or revert-->34,820<ref name="2025cap">{{cite web |title=2025 Cleveland Guardians Media Guide |url=https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/sportsarchive-documents/prod/681405331061b/2025%20Cleveland%20Guardians%20Media%20Guide.pdf |publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]] |year=2025 |access-date=May 26, 2025 |page=12}}</ref>
| suites = 115<ref name="suites">{{cite news |title=Indians Retain All-Inclusive Feature|url=http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20120130/SUB1/301309999|work=Crains Cleveland Business|date=January 30, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>
| record_attendance = 45,274 (October 4, 1997; [[1997 American League Division Series|Division Series]] Game 5)<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/>
| dimensions = '''Left field''' – {{Convert|325|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Left-center''' – {{Convert|370|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Center field''' – {{Convert|400|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Deep center field''' – {{Convert|410|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Right-center''' – {{Convert|375|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Right field''' – {{Convert|325|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Backstop''' – {{Convert|60|ft|m|0}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Progressive Field History and Dimensions|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=history|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227201221/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/ballpark/information/index.jsp?content=history|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref><br>''Fence height''<br>'''Left field''' – {{Convert|19|ft|m|0}}<br>'''Center and right fields''' – {{Convert|9|ft|m|0}} [[File:ProgressiveFieldDimensions.svg|200px]]
| acreage = 
| volume = 
| tenants = [[Cleveland Guardians]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) 1994–present
| embedded = 
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|cleveland}} [[Tower City station|Tower City]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.mlb.com/guardians/ballpark|mlb.com/guardians/ballpark}}
}}

'''Progressive Field''' is a [[baseball]] [[stadium]] in the [[downtown Cleveland|downtown area]] of [[Cleveland]], Ohio. It is the [[ballpark]] of the [[Cleveland Guardians]] of [[Major League Baseball]] and, together with [[Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse|Rocket Arena]], is part of the [[Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex]].<ref name="Gateway">{{cite web|title=Gateway Property|url=http://www.gatewaysportscomplex.net/property.html|publisher=Gateway Economic Development Corporation|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230240/http://www.gatewaysportscomplex.net/property.html|archive-date=October 4, 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref> It was ranked as MLB's best ballpark in a 2008 ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' fan opinion poll.<ref name="SI poll">{{cite magazine |title=MLB Ballpark Rankings: Cleveland Indians|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/specials/fansurvey/2008/indians.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505135722/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/specials/fansurvey/2008/indians.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2008|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=April 2008|access-date=May 26, 2008}}</ref>

The ballpark opened as '''Jacobs Field''' in [[1994 Cleveland Indians season|1994]] to replace [[Cleveland Stadium]], which the Guardians, then known as the Indians, had shared with the [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]]. Since 2008, the facility has been named for [[Progressive Corporation]], which purchased [[naming rights]] for $58 million over 16 years. The previous name came from team owners [[Richard Jacobs (businessman)|Richard E. and David H. Jacobs]], who had acquired naming rights when the facility opened. The ballpark is still often referred to as ''"The Jake"'' based on its original name.<ref name=pd20110402>{{cite news |title=Few Fans and Less Pitching Haunt Cleveland Indians in 8-3 Loss to Chicago White Sox|first=Paul|last=Hoynes|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/04/few_fans_and_less_pitching_hau.html|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=April 2, 2011|access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref> The ballpark and arena are funded mainly by the passage of a [[sin tax]] in 1990 and both are owned by the Gateway Economic Development Corporation of Greater Cleveland, which is an appointed board of elected officials from the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. 

When it opened, the listed seating capacity was 42,865 people and between 1995 and 2001 the team sold out 455 consecutive regular-season games. Modifications over the years resulted in several moderate changes to the capacity, peaking at 45,569 in 2010. As of 2025, the official seating capacity is listed at <!--Do not change or revert-->34,820 people,<ref name="2024clgarb">{{cite web |title=2024 Cleveland Guardians Media Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/2024-cleveland-guardians-media-guide |publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|year=2024|access-date=May 26, 2024|page=12}}</ref> making it the smallest MLB stadium by total maximum capacity,<ref>[[Tropicana Field]]'s capacity is listed at 25,000, although it can be expanded to 42,000+ when tarp covering obstructed seats are removed for postseason games.</ref> though additional fans can be accommodated through standing room areas and temporary seating. 

Since moving to Progressive Field, the Guardians have won 12 [[American League Central|Central Division]] titles, three [[List of American League pennant winners|American League pennants]] and have hosted playoff games in 13 different seasons. In the [[1997 Cleveland Indians season|1997 season]], it became one of the few facilities in baseball history to host the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|MLB All-Star Game]] and games of the [[World Series]] in the same season. The stadium has hosted games of the [[World Series]] three times in 1995, 1997, and 2016.