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==Features== [[File:Progressive Field panorama.png|thumb|right|Panoramic view of the stadium as viewed from the upper deck in right field]] The ballpark has numerous unique structural features. The field is situated on {{convert|12|acres|adj=on}} of [[Poa pratensis|Kentucky Bluegrass]].<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/> It is illuminated by 19 white vertical light towers; three behind the scoreboard, six behind first base, six behind third base and four in right field, which stand {{convert|200|ft|m}} above street level and {{convert|218|ft|m}} above the playing field and are said to resemble oversized toothbrushes. The distinctive light towers were incorporated into a version of the original Jacobs Field logo and the [[1997 MLB All-Star Game]] logo.<ref name="toothbrush lights">{{cite web |title=Progressive Field Toothbrush Lights|first=Kim|last=Schneider|url=http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=2DE86FB9F9684BC9A148C3FFD6BC0363|work=Cleveland Magazine|date=August 2009|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> The park features distinctive dimensions; left and right field are both {{Convert|325|ft|m|0}} from homeplate, but left field has a {{Convert|19|ft|m|0|adj=on}} high wall, known as the "Little [[Green Monster]]".<ref name="little green monster">{{cite book |title=Take Me Out to the Ballpark|first=Josh|last=Leventhal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EhNxcWH_0fAC&q=little+green+monster+progressive+field&pg=PA61|access-date=July 12, 2012|isbn=9781579128661|date=March 23, 2011|publisher=Running Press }}</ref><ref name="little green monster 2">{{cite web|title=Cleveland Indians Outside Jacobs Field|url=http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=973388|access-date=September 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209192545/http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=973388|archive-date=December 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The center and right field walls are {{Convert|9|ft|m|0}} high. The park features traditional hunter green seats angled at 8-12Β° on three tiers around the park except for center field which has one short row of seating in front of the bullpens, and left field which uses bleachers.<ref name="progressive.com">{{cite web |title=Progressive Field|url=http://www.progressive.com/progressive-insurance/about-progressive-field.aspx|publisher=Progressive Insurance|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="History">{{cite web |title=Progressive Field - History|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|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> The bullpens, reconfigured between the 2014 and 2015 seasons, are raised above the playing field, which allows fans to see pitchers warming up. Both bullpens are located adjacent to section 103 behind right-center field, with the Guardians' bullpen closer to the field.<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/><ref name="ballparks.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/jacobs.htm |title=Progressive Field information |access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> The Guardians' dugout is along the third base line and the visitors' dugout is located along the first base line. When the ballpark was built, it contained 121 [[luxury box]]es. A remodel and renovation between the 2014 and 2015 seasons removed six of them for a new total of 115, the second most in Major League Baseball.<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>
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