Editing Sahlen Field (section)

{{short description|Baseball stadium in Buffalo, New York}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
{{redirect-confused|Coca-Cola Field|Coca-Cola Park}}
{{redirect|Pilot Field}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Sahlen Field
| nickname = ''"The Jewel of Downtown Buffalo"''<br />''"The House That [[James D. Griffin|Jimmy]] Built"''
| logo_image = Sahlen Field logo.png
| logo_size = 150
| image = File:Sahlen Field aerial view in 2023 - Quintin Soloviev.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Sahlen Field in 2023
| former_names = Pilot Field (1988–1995)<br />Downtown Ballpark (1995)<br />[[Excellus BlueCross BlueShield|North AmeriCare]] Park (1995–1999)<br />Dunn Tire Park (1999–2008)<br />[[Coca-Cola]] Field (2009–2018)
| address = 1 James D. Griffin Plaza
| city = [[Buffalo, New York]]
| country = US
| coordinates = {{coord|42|52|52.7|N|78|52|27.4|W|type:landmark_scale:1000|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|600|ft|m}}
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|us|amtrak}} [[Buffalo–Exchange Street station|Buffalo–Exchange Street]]<br />{{rint|bicycle}} Reddy Bikeshare<br />{{rint|light rail}} [[Seneca station (Buffalo Metro Rail)|Seneca]]<br />{{rint|bus}} Washington & Seneca, [[List of NFTA Metro bus routes#Currently operating routes|Route 8]]
| owner = [[Buffalo, New York|City of Buffalo]]
| operator = [[Buffalo Bisons|Bison Baseball, Inc.]]
| suites = 26
| capacity = 16,600 (2019–present)<br />16,907 (2017–2018)<br />17,600 (2015–2016)<br />18,025 (2005–2014)<br />21,050 (1990–2004)<br />19,500 (1988–1989)
| record_attendance = Baseball: 21,050<br />(June 3, 1990 / August 30, 2002)<br />Concert: 27,000<br />(June 12, 2015)
| dimensions = '''Left field:''' {{convert|325|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Left-center field:''' {{convert|371|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Center field:''' {{convert|404|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Right-center field:''' {{convert|367|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Right field:''' {{convert|325|ft|m|abbr=on}}<br />'''Backstop:''' {{Convert|55|ft|m|abbr=on}}[[File:Sahlen Field Dimensions.svg|200px]]
| acreage = {{Convert|13|acre}}
| surface = [[Kentucky Bluegrass]]
| scoreboard = [[Daktronics]] [[Light-emitting diode|LED]]
| broke_ground = July 10, 1986
| opened = April 14, 1988
| renovated = 2004, 2020, 2021
| expanded = 1990
| cost = US$42.4 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|42400000|1988}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[HOK Sport]]
| project_manager = Ben B. Barnert
| structural engineer = Geiger Associates
| general_contractor = Cowper Construction Management
| tenants = [[Buffalo Bisons]] ([[American Association (1902–1997)|AA]]/[[International League|IL]]/[[Triple-A East|AAAE]]) 1988–present<br />Buffalo Nighthawks ([[Ladies Professional Baseball League|LPBL]]) 1998<br />[[Buffalo Bulls baseball|Buffalo Bulls]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) 2000<br />[[Empire State Yankees]] ([[International League|IL]]) 2012<br />[[Toronto Blue Jays]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) [[2020 Toronto Blue Jays season|2020]]–[[2021 Toronto Blue Jays season|2021]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.milb.com/buffalo/ballpark/sahlen-field|Sahlen Field}}
}}

'''Sahlen Field''' is a [[baseball park]] in [[Buffalo, New York]], United States. Originally known as '''Pilot Field''', the venue has since been named '''Downtown Ballpark''', '''North AmeriCare Park''', '''Dunn Tire Park''', and '''Coca-Cola Field'''. Home to the [[Buffalo Bisons]] of the [[International League]], it opened on April 14, 1988, and can seat up to 16,600 people, making it the highest-capacity [[List of Triple-A baseball stadiums|Triple-A ballpark]] in the United States. It replaced the Bisons' former home, [[War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo, New York)|War Memorial Stadium]], where the team played from 1979 to 1987.

The stadium was the first [[Baseball park#Retro-classic ballparks|retro-classic ballpark]] built in the world, and was designed with plans for [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) expansion. Buffalo had not had an MLB team since the [[Buffalo Blues]] played for the [[Federal League]] in 1915. However, Bisons owner [[Robert E. Rich Jr.]] was unsuccessful in his efforts to bring an MLB franchise to the stadium between 1988 and 1995. The stadium was a temporary home to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] of MLB in 2020 and 2021 when they were displaced by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

Sahlen Field was previously home to the Buffalo Nighthawks of the [[Ladies Professional Baseball League]] in 1998, the [[Buffalo Bulls baseball|Buffalo Bulls]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] in 2000, and the [[Empire State Yankees]] of the [[International League]] in 2012. In addition to concerts and professional wrestling, the stadium has hosted major events including the [[Old-Timers' Day#Old-Timers Baseball Classic (1982–1990)|National Old-Timers Baseball Classic]] (1988–1990), [[Triple-A All-Star Game]] (1988, 2012), [[StarGaze]] (1992–1993), [[Universiade|World University Games]] ([[1993 Summer Universiade|1993]]) and [[National Buffalo Wing Festival]] (2002–2019, 2025–present).