Editing Progressive Field

{{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.

==History==
The Cleveland Indians previously played home games at [[Cleveland Stadium]], which they shared with the [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]]. The Indians first played at the stadium, which seated around 78,000 people for baseball, for the 1932 and 1933 seasons, but returned to smaller [[League Park]] for most games in 1934. From 1937 to 1946, they played weekend and holiday games at Cleveland Stadium, and eventually night games and other dates where larger crowds were expected, moving to the stadium full-time in 1947. Cleveland Stadium was the largest stadium in the [[American League]] during its tenure as a baseball facility and was the largest stadium in [[Major League Baseball]] for all but a few seasons.<ref name="CMS">{{cite encyclopedia |title=Cleveland Municipal Stadium|url=http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CMS5|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History|publisher=Western Reserve Historical Society|date=November 25, 2002|access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> It had been a symbol of the Indians' glory years of the 1940s and 1950s, attracting some of the largest crowds in baseball history. However, during the team's lean years from the 1960s through the early 1990s, even crowds of 40,000 people were swallowed up in the cavernous environment. As a result, the Indians began pressing for a new stadium.
[[File:Progressive Field sign, Carnegie and Ontario (2).png|thumb|left|250px|Progressive Field as viewed from the corner of Carnegie Avenue and Ontario Street in 2022]]
Plans for a new stadium first began in 1984 when [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga County]] voters defeated a property tax for building a 100% publicly funded domed stadium, which would have been shared by the Indians and Browns. Later that year, committee leaders met to re-evaluate these plans, and a location was later agreed upon. The eventual site of the stadium, the location of the Central Market, was acquired in December 1985. In April 1986, designs for the new stadium were agreed upon and about a year later, demolition at the site started.<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/> Cuyahoga County voters approved a 15-year [[sin tax]] on alcohol and cigarette sales in May 1990 to finance the new [[Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex]], which included the ballpark, [[Gund Arena]] (now Rocket Arena) for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]], and two parking garages.<ref name="1990 tax">{{cite news |title=1990 Sin Tax|url=http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20120227/SUB1/302279977|work=Crains Cleveland Business|date=February 27, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> Construction started in January 1992, and by May of that year, the concrete construction had been poured. In June 1992, [[Mel Harder]], who pitched the opening game at Cleveland Stadium in 1932,<ref name="Mel Harder">{{cite web |title=Mel Harder|url=http://www.clevelandseniors.com/people/melharder.htm|publisher=Bob Becker|access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref> and contemporary stars [[Charles Nagy]] and [[Sandy Alomar Jr.]], executed the ceremonial first pitch at the site of the new ballpark before construction began. The installation of seating was completed in October 1993. The ballpark, which was referred to as "Cleveland Indians Baseball Park" and "Indians Park" on blueprints, cost approximately $175 million to build, of which $91 million was provided by Indians owner Richard Jacobs. The remaining $84 million was raised by the sin tax.<ref name="Construction PDF"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron Fields |first=cleveland com |date=2021-08-05 |title=How Progressive (Jacobs) Field was built: A timeline |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2021/08/how-progressive-jacobs-field-was-built-a-timeline.html |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref> 

An open house was held April 1, 1994, and the following day, an exhibition game was held against the [[1994 Pittsburgh Pirates season|Pittsburgh Pirates]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ballpark gets rave reviews |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Daily Kent Stater |page=9}}</ref> The first official game was held April 4. U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]] threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and the Indians defeated the [[1994 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] 4–3 in 11 innings in front of a crowd of 41,459 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Indians' 5 most memorable home openers at Progressive Field (poll) |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2013/04/cleveland_indians_5_memorable.html |date=April 7, 2013 |author=Peticca, Mike |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> The ballpark was the first new major sporting facility to open in Cleveland since [[Cleveland Arena]] opened in 1937. During that inaugural and strike-shortened [[1994 Cleveland Indians season|1994 season]], the Indians finished 35–16 at home, which included an 18-game home winning streak.<ref>{{cite web |title=1994 Cleveland Indians Schedule and Results |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1994-schedule-scores.shtml |work=Baseball-Reference.com |year=2016 |access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/>

The ballpark hosted playoff games for the first time in [[1995 Major League Baseball season|1995]] as the Indians ended a 41-year playoff drought. The first playoff game was on October 3, a 5–4 win in 11 innings over the [[1995 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]] in Game 1 of the [[1995 American League Division Series#Boston vs. Cleveland|American League Division Series]]. Jacobs Field also played host to Games 3, 4, and 5 of the [[1995 American League Championship Series|American League Championship Series]] against the [[1995 Seattle Mariners season|Seattle Mariners]] and Games 3, 4, and 5 of the [[1995 World Series]] against the [[1995 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]]. Two years later, Jacobs Field hosted its first [[1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and the first All Star Game in Cleveland since 1981. Later that year, the Indians hosted Games 3, 4, and 5 of the [[1997 World Series]] against the [[1997 Florida Marlins season|Florida Marlins]]. It was the tenth time in Major League history the All-Star Game and games of the World Series were played in the same facility in the same season, and the first time since 1977. The longest home run in ballpark history was hit by [[Jim Thome]] on July 3, 1999, measured at {{Convert|511|ft|m|0}} to center field.<ref>{{cite web |title=All-Star Game |work=Baseball Almanac |year=2015 |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815082531/http://baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 15, 2000 |access-date=November 1, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/>

During the eighth inning of Game 2 of the [[2007 American League Division Series]] against the [[2007 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] on October 5, a swarm of insects believed to be midges from [[Lake Erie]], enveloped the playing field, severely distracting Yankees relief pitcher [[Joba Chamberlain]], which caused him to walk outfielder [[Grady Sizemore]], who later scored the tying run on a wild pitch. The incident became known as the "[[Bug Game]]"; however, this was not the first time the insects plagued Jacobs Field.<ref name="bug game">{{cite news|title=Bugs Disrupt Yankees-Indians in Late Innings|agency=Associated Press|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/21157338/|work=[[NBC Sports]]|date=October 5, 2007|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514175110/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/21157338/|archive-date=May 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Cleveland Guardians (51728479956).jpg|thumb|right|Progressive Field sign outside of the stadium]]
In 2007, the Indians became the first American League team to install solar panels on their stadium.<ref name="wind turbine">{{cite news |title=Indians Install Wind Turbine at Progressive Field|url=http://www.wkyc.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=238434|work=[[WKYC]]|location=Cleveland|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> They also spent $1.1 million to convert a picnic area behind the center field fence into "Heritage Park", which features 27 plaques honoring the [[Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame]] and 38 bricks, representing the team's most memorable moments. There is also a memorial plaque commemorating [[Ray Chapman]] which was originally installed at [[League Park]]. This area is shielded by plantings so it does not interfere with the [[batter's eye]].<ref name="Heritage Park ribbon">{{cite web |title=Tribe Cuts Ribbon on Heritage Park|first=David|last=Briggs|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070329&content_id=1865167&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=March 29, 2007|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> The Indians installed a corkscrew-shaped wind turbine from [[Cleveland State University]] above the southeast corner of the ballpark in late March 2012, the first major league team to do so. The corkscrew–shaped wind turbine was successful in generating more electricity than individual turbines and was originally scheduled to be tested for two years, but had to be removed in late March 2013 because of cracks that had developed in the off-season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Progressive Field wind turbine is removed, was Cleveland State University demo project |url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/04/cleveland_state_universitys_wi.html |author=Farkas, Karen |date=April 1, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=April 5, 2017}}</ref>

===2014–15 renovations===
The team announced the first phase of renovation plans for the ballpark, by then known as Progressive Field, in late 2014, which were completed prior to the start of the [[2015 Cleveland Indians season|2015 season]]. The area on either side of the right field gate, previously known as "Gate C", was reconfigured, with a pedestrian bridge and concession buildings removed to open the views of the surrounding neighborhood. The statue of [[Jim Thome]] was moved to the area, while the statue of [[Bob Feller]] was moved to a new location in the area, and a new statue of [[Larry Doby]] was added. A two-story bar named "The Corner" was built, providing better views of the field as the Batter's Eye Bar was often overcrowded. The bullpens, which had previously been separate, were relocated to the right center field area, allowing fans closer views of players warming up. To allow more light in the right field concourse, the mezzanine deck was reduced by several rows to open the area. The Kid's Clubhouse was made two stories, and adults are now able to view the game from the clubhouse. Seating in the upper deck behind right field and down the first base line was removed and replaced with terraces, available for use by large groups. Additional changes included installation of new concession areas and options, many of which are from Cleveland-area eateries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bob Feller statue moves to temporary Progressive Field location |url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2014/10/bob_feller_statue_moves_to_tem.html |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=October 7, 2014 |author=Harnocz, Amanda |access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Progressive Field renovations continue to take shape |url=http://www.foxsports.com/ohio/story/cleveland-indians-progressive-field-renovations-031215 |work=[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]|author=Reedy, Joe|date=March 12, 2015 |access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>

Prior to the start of the [[2016 Cleveland Indians season|2016 season]], the next phase of renovations was completed, which included the addition of a new club area behind home plate for season ticket holders, the installation of a new scoreboard system and additional scoreboards, new standing room areas in the left field area, and additional concession areas, again using local-based eateries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Progressive Field renovations on track for Opening Day|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2016/01/cleveland_indians_renovations.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=January 28, 2016 |access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>

The ballpark became the 11th MLB facility to have [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] field lights installed, which was done prior to the start of the 2017 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tribe's outlook is even brighter: Club is adding LED field lights for 2017 |url=http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20170129/NEWS/170129814/tribes-outlook-is-even-brighter-club-is-adding-led-field-lights-for |date=January 29, 2017 |work=Crain's Cleveland Business |author=Kleps, Kevin |access-date=April 5, 2017}}</ref> [[Wi-Fi]] was also installed throughout the ballpark prior to the start of the 2017 season. As a result of these renovations, Progressive Field was awarded the [[2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]], marking the second time the All-Star game was played at this venue.

===2023–2025 renovations===
[[File:David Fry Walk-Off Home Run (54103040111).jpg|thumb|Pictured in 2024]]
In 2022, an agreement was made to renovate the stadium for $200 million, with most of the cost falling on taxpayers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Guardians unveil 'Progressive Field Reimagined' projects and timeline |url=https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/2023/01/13/guardians-announce-progressive-field-renovation-projects-and-timeline/69796872007/ |newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Renovations began after the [[2023 Major League Baseball season]], and are expected to take until after the [[2025 Major League Baseball season|2025 season]] to complete.<ref name="reno2023" />

==Attendance records==
Progressive Field set a new MLB record between June 12, 1995 and April 4, 2001, in selling out 455 straight games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indians' Record-Setting Sellout Streak Over|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/indians/2001-04-04-sellout.htm|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=April 5, 2001|access-date=February 3, 2009}}</ref> Demand for tickets was so great that all 81 home games were sold out before opening day in five separate seasons.<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/> The Indians [[Cleveland Indians#Retired numbers|retired]] the number 455 in honor of the sellout record. The [[Boston Red Sox]] later surpassed this record when [[Fenway Park]] recorded 456 straight sellouts on September 9, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fenway Park Sellout for Record 456th Straight Game|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/09/09/sports/NA-BBA-Red-Sox-Record-Sellout.php|work=[[International Herald Tribune]]|date=September 9, 2008|access-date=September 9, 2008}}</ref> The record for the largest attendance at Progressive Field was set in Game 3 of the [[1997 American League Division Series|1997 ALDS]] when 45,274 people attended the game.<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/> On Saturday, April 2, 2011, the Indians' lowest attendance record was broken with a very small crowd of 9,853,<ref name=pd20110402/> and again the following day with an even smaller attendance figure of 8,726.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indians Turn Triple Play in First Win of Season, 7-1, Over White Sox|first=Dennis|last=Manoloff|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/04/indians_triple_play.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=April 3, 2011|access-date=April 5, 2011}}</ref>

==Naming rights==
[[File:Progressive Field May 2022.png|thumb|right|View from Right Field upper deck]]
Naming rights were acquired in 1994 by team owner [[Richard Jacobs (businessman)|Richard E. Jacobs]], who paid for rights until the end of 2006. The Jacobs Field name gave rise to the nickname "The Jake" for the ballpark.<ref name="new name">{{cite web|title=Indians Find Progressive Partner|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080111&content_id=2343558&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=January 11, 2008|access-date=July 12, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115135135/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080111&content_id=2343558&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|archive-date=January 15, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The Indians announced on January 11, 2008, that naming rights to the park had been purchased by [[Progressive Corporation]], a major insurance company headquartered in the nearby suburb of [[Mayfield, Ohio|Mayfield]], for $58 million over 16 years through 2024.<ref name="new name"/><ref name=progressive>{{cite news |title=Indians sell field's naming rights for $58 million over 16 years |url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3191639 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=January 11, 2008 |access-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref> 

Removal of the iconic Jacobs Field sign on the front of the building began the morning of January 18,<ref>{{cite news |title=Jacobs Field Sign Passes Into History|first=Robert L.|last=Smith|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/01/jacobs_field_sign_passes_into.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=January 18, 2008|access-date=January 18, 2008}} Includes video.</ref> and the replacement sign was installed on March 25.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Cleveland Indians Unveil New Progressive Field Sign|first=Lonnie III|last=Timmons|url=http://videos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2008/03/the_cleveland_indians_unveil_n.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=March 25, 2008|access-date=March 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006160212/http://videos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2008/03/the_cleveland_indians_unveil_n.html|archive-date=October 6, 2013|url-status=dead}} Includes video.</ref>  Progressive agreed to pay [[United States dollar|$]]57.6 million for the naming rights for 16 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Goodbye 'Jake'|first=Bill|last=Lubinger|url=http://blog.cleveland.com/plaindealer/2008/01/goodbye_jake.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=January 12, 2008|access-date=January 12, 2008}}</ref><ref name="partner">{{cite news|title=Indians Find Progressive Partner|first=Anthony|last=Castrovince|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080111&content_id=2343558&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=January 11, 2008|access-date=January 12, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115135135/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080111&content_id=2343558&vkey=news_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|archive-date=January 15, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Naming rights for Progressive were extended on April 3, 2024 for an additional 12 years until at least 2036, with an option to extend by 5 years to 2041 if the current lease on the ballpark was extended.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cleveland Guardians, Progressive Insurance extend naming rights to Progressive Field through 2036 |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-cleveland-guardians-progressive-insurance-extend-naming-rights-to-progressive-field-through-2036 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Operations==
The Indians extended their lease agreement with the Gateway Economic Development Corporation in August 2008 from 2013 to 2023. The agreement gives the team four five-year renewal options after 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deal Keeps Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field Until at Least 2023|first=Henry J. |last=Gomez |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/08/deal_keeps_cleveland_indians_a.html |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=August 6, 2008|access-date=August 7, 2008}}</ref> As part of the renovations announced in early 2022, the Guardians signed a new lease agreement extending their tenancy to 2036 with an optional 10-year extension.<ref>{{cite news |author=Axelrod, Ben |title=Cleveland Guardians finalize agreement to extend Progressive Field lease; renovations scheduled to begin after 2022 season |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/cleveland-guardians/cleveland-guardians-finalize-progressive-field-deal/95-5f520b8b-91e5-4ab6-b62f-76623a3056c9 |date=January 27, 2022 |website=WKYC.com |access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref> As of 2023, the ballpark's annual repairs, funded by taxpayers, have been more than $18 million per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Castele |first=Nick |date=November 15, 2023 |title=Taxpayer repair costs rising at Progressive Field |url=http://signalcleveland.org/taxpayer-costs-rising-at-progressive-field-gateway-board-chair-warns/ |website=Signal Cleveland |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Design==
[[File:Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays 2022 Wild Card Playoffs (52416822667).jpg|thumb|right|Progressive Field during the [[2022 American League Wild Card Series]]]]
The ballpark was designed by [[Populous (company)|Populous]], which was then a division of [[Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum]] (HOK) known as HOK Sport. HOK designed it as the second [[Baseball park#Retro-classic ballparks|retro-style]] and first [[Baseball park#Retro-modern ballparks|retro-modern ballpark]],<ref name="retro modern">{{cite web|title=Top 30 MLB Stadiums|url=http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/03/power-ranking-mlb-stadiums-0|publisher=Jeremy Bergman|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714160356/http://www.neontommy.com/news/2012/03/power-ranking-mlb-stadiums-0|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> with asymmetrical fences of varying heights, a smaller upper deck, and stepped tiers. It is similar to HOK's [[Oriole Park at Camden Yards]] in Baltimore, which opened two years earlier and was the first retro-style ballpark. The ballpark was sited to give a favorable view of Cleveland's downtown skyline. The structural engineering was done by a Cleveland company, [[Osborn Engineering]], which helped design [[League Park]], [[Cleveland Stadium|Cleveland Municipal Stadium]], [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|"Old" Yankee Stadium]] and [[Fenway Park]].<ref name="Osborn">{{cite web|title=Portfolio|url=http://www.osborn-eng.com/Portfolio.aspx|publisher=Osborn Engineering|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-date=February 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229134736/http://www.osborn-eng.com/Portfolio.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was designed to blend in with the city of Cleveland with its exposed steel design and the vertical light towers  that match the smoke stacks of Cleveland's industrial zone.<ref name="Ballparks of Baseball">{{cite web |title=Progressive Field at Ballparks of Baseball|url=http://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/al/ProgressiveField.htm|publisher=Ballparks of Baseball|access-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref>

==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 8-12° 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>

==Seating capacity==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|Years
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|Capacity
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|1994–1996
| 42,865<ref name="Green">{{cite book|last=Lowry|first=Phil|title=Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present|year=2006|publisher=Addison Wesley Publishing Company|location=New York, NY|isbn=0201622297|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/greencathedralsu0000lowr_u1c9}}</ref>
|-     
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|1997–2003
| 43,368<ref name="Green"/>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2004
| 43,389<ref name="Green"/><br>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2005
| 43,405<ref name="Green"/>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2006–2007
| 43,415<ref name="Green"/>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2008
| 43,545<ref>{{cite news|title=Pirates, Indians Struggle With Lack of Attendance|first=Ron|last=Musselman|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/08167/890115-63.stm|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=June 15, 2008|access-date=April 3, 2012|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807195729/http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/08167/890115-63.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2009
| 45,199<ref>{{cite news |title=Ticket Prices Keep Strong Majority of American Sports Fans from Attending Pro Games, Survey Shows|first=Mike|last=Peticca|url=http://www.cleveland.com/ohio-sports-blog/index.ssf/2009/10/ticket_prices_keeps_strong_maj.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=October 13, 2009|access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2010
| 45,569<ref>{{cite news |title=Unwary Ticket Buyers Pay Extreme Prices as Online Brokers, Bogus Outfits Muddy the Internet|first=Tony|last=Brown|url=http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2010/05/unwary_ticket_buyers_pay_extre.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=May 6, 2010|access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2011
| 43,441<ref>{{cite news |title=Michigan defeats Ohio State, 4-1, in Frozen Diamond Faceoff at Progressive Field|first=Dennis|last=Manoloff|url=http://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/index.ssf/2012/01/michigan_defeats_ohio_state_4-.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=January 15, 2012|access-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2012
| 43,429<ref name="2012 capacity">{{cite news|title=2012 Cleveland Indians Preview|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2012/04/01/position-by-position-breakdown.html|newspaper=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=April 1, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012052035/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2012/04/01/position-by-position-breakdown.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2013
| 42,241<ref>{{cite web|title=Cleveland Indians on the Forbes MLB Team Valuations List |url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/cleveland-indians/ |work=[[Forbes]]|date=March 1, 2013|access-date=April 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409185623/http://www.forbes.com/teams/cleveland-indians/|archive-date=April 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2014
| 42,487<ref>{{cite book |title=2014 Cleveland Indians Media Guide|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=February 18, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2015
| 36,856<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Indians on the Forbes MLB Team Valuations List|url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/cleveland-indians/|work=[[Forbes]]|date=March 25, 2015|access-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2016
| 35,225<ref>{{cite news|title=Cleveland Indians Unveil New Scoreboard|first=Stephanie|last=Metzger|url=http://www.wkyc.com/sports/mlb/indians/photos-cleveland-indians-unveil-new-scoreboard/108575055|work=[[WKYC]]|location=Cleveland|date=March 29, 2016|access-date=April 6, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2017–2019
| 35,051<ref name="autogenerated23">{{cite book |title=2017 Cleveland Indians Information and Record Book|first1=Bart|last1=Swain|first2=Court|last2=Berry-Tripp|first3=Kailey|last3=Adams|first4=Ryan|last4=Milowicki|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=April 3, 2017|page=23}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};"|2021–2023
| 34,830<ref name=2021cliarb>{{cite web |title=2022 Cleveland Guardians Media Guide|url=https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/2022%20Cleveland%20Guardians%20Media%20Guide.pdf|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|year=2022|access-date=May 12, 2022|page=17}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Guardians}};"|2024
| 34,631<ref name="2024clgarb" />
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Guardians}};"|2025
| <!--Do not change or revert-->34,820<ref name="2025cap" />
|-
|-
|}

==Amenities==
[[File:Cleveland Indians vs. Milwaukee Brewers (41770719125).jpg|thumb|right|The Corner Carnegie + Ontario Bar which was added in the 2014-2015 renovations]]
A new children's play area named "Kids Clubhouse", located on the mezzanine level, opened in May 2012. It includes arts and crafts areas, a climbing wall, a mini field where children can practice sliding and fielding, a batting cage, as well as large windows where adults can watch the game from the Kids Clubhouse.<ref name="Kids Clubhouse">{{cite web|title=Tribe Unveils Indians Kids Clubhouse|first=Zack|last=Meisel|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120502&content_id=30227856&vkey=news_cle&c_id=cle|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-date=May 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521000834/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120502&content_id=30227856&vkey=news_cle&c_id=cle|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Other events ==
===Hockey===
On January 15, 2012, the park hosted its first [[ice hockey]] game, a match between the [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Ohio State Buckeyes]] and the [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan Wolverines]], the first outdoor college hockey game in Ohio.<ref name="Snow Days 2011">{{cite web|title=Cleveland Indians Announce Return of Indians Snow Days Featuring College Hockey Game at Progressive Field|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110811&content_id=23078912&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=August 11, 2011|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-date=May 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522181517/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110811&content_id=23078912&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Concerts===
Progressive Field is occasionally used as a concert venue. It was first used for a concert on August 12, 1995 during its second season of use, when [[Jimmy Buffett]] played at the ballpark as part of his Domino College Tour. The panels set on the outfield grass to hold the stage, however, caused visible damage to the playing surface, leading Indians owner Richard Jacobs to ban concerts at the facility.<ref name=concerts>{{cite news |title=Progressive Field ready for challenge of concerts in back-to-back days |url=http://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/music/progressive-field-ready-for-challenge-of-concerts-in-back-to-back-days/456879380 |work=WKYC.com |date=July 14, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref> Concerts returned to the ballpark in 2011 when the Indians hosted the Indians Music Festival, which featured [[Brad Paisley]] and [[Blake Shelton]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Brad Paisley to headline Indians Music Festival Saturday at Progressive Field |url=http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2011/06/brad_paisley_to_headline_india.html |date=June 8, 2011 |author=Yarborough, Chuck |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref> Three years later, in 2014, [[Jason Aldean]] played at Progressive Field as part of his [[Burn It Down Tour]], a performance that drew 40,516 fans and included [[Florida Georgia Line]], [[Miranda Lambert]], and [[Tyler Farr]]. In 2017, the ballpark hosted two concerts on consecutive nights, with [[Billy Joel]] performing on July 14 as part of [[Billy Joel in Concert]], followed the next night by [[Luke Bryan]] and his [[Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour]].<ref name=concerts/> On July 30, 2022, [[Elton John]] performed before a sold-out crowd at Progressive Field as part of his [[Farewell Yellow Brick Road]] tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road The Final Tour |url=https://www.mlb.com/guardians/tickets/elton-john |website=CleGuardians.com}}</ref>

==="Snow Days"===
An event called "Snow Days" debuted at Progressive Field in November 2010. The first day, called "Snopening Day", was held on November 26 and the event continued until January 2, 2011. An ice skating track called the "Frozen Mile" was installed around the warning track, the "Batterhorn" was a [[snow tubing]] hill on the [[bleachers]] and other events were staged around the field and home run porch.<ref name="Snow Days 2010">{{cite web|title=Indians Snow Days are coming to Progressive Field|url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100923&content_id=14992478&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|date=September 23, 2010|access-date=July 11, 2012|archive-date=November 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119193146/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20100923&content_id=14992478&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle|url-status=dead}}</ref> "Snow Days" returned on November 25, 2011, and closed on January 16, 2012. The Batterhorn was moved to the Toyota Home Run porch and the Frozen Mile was rerouted. The park also added the "Frozen Diamond", an ice rink covering the infield. 

The second "season" of Snow Days would be the last, due to low attendance that was at least partially attributed to Cleveland's warmest winter on record, with temperatures of {{convert|60|°F|°C}} on "Snopening Day".<ref name="Snow Days cancelled">{{cite news |title=Snow Days at Progressive Field Cancelled|first=Michael|last=McIntyre|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf/2012/06/cleveland_indians_will_not_rep.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=June 1, 2012|access-date=July 11, 2012}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
*2008 – named Best MLB Stadium by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''<ref name = "SI poll" />

==Ballpark firsts==
''All firsts were by the then-Cleveland Indians unless otherwise stated''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians}};|Statistic 
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians}};|Person(s)
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Cleveland Indians}};|Date
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First game 
| vs. [[Seattle Mariners]] 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First ceremonial first pitch 
| [[U.S. President|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] to [[Sandy Alomar Jr.]] 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First batter 
| [[Rich Amaral]] (Seattle Mariners) 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First hit 
| [[Eric Anthony]] (Seattle Mariners), home run 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First Indians hit 
| Sandy Alomar Jr. 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First double 
| [[Manny Ramirez]] 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First home run 
| Eric Anthony (Seattle Mariners) 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First Indians run 
| [[Candy Maldonado]], scored on a Manny Ramírez two-run double 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First winning pitcher 
| [[Eric Plunk]] 
| April 4, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First night game 
| vs. Seattle Mariners 
| April 7, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First triple 
| [[Ken Griffey Jr.]] (Seattle Mariners)
| April 7, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First Indians home run 
| [[Eddie Murray]] 
| April 7, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First stolen base 
| [[Omar Vizquel]] 
| April 7, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First save 
| [[Hipólito Pichardo]] ([[Kansas City Royals]]) 
| April 15, 1994
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First grand slam 
| [[Paul Sorrento]] 
| May 9, 1995
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First inside-the-park home run 
| [[David Bell (baseball)|David Bell]] 
| April 15, 1998
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First triple play 
| [[Casey Blake]]-[[Asdrúbal Cabrera]]-[[Víctor Martínez (baseball)|Víctor Martínez]] (5-4-3) 
| August 27, 2007
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First unassisted triple play 
| [[Asdrúbal Cabrera]] 
| May 12, 2008
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Cleveland Indians}};|First no-hitter 
| [[Ervin Santana]] ([[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]) 
| July 27, 2011
|}
<ref name="Progressive Field PDF"/><ref name="triple play">{{cite web |title=List of triple plays 1970–2008|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/Triple%20Plays%201970-2008.pdf|publisher=Retrosheet|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Carbrera triple play">{{cite news |title=Cabrera Turns 14th Unassisted Triple Play in MLB history|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3393381|work=[[ESPN]]|date=May 13, 2008|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref><ref name="first hitter">{{cite magazine |title=Ervin Santana Throws No Hitter|agency=Associated Press|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2011/07/27/36719_recap.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026080856/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/gameflash/2011/07/27/36719_recap.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2011|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=July 27, 2011|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of U.S. stadiums by capacity]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.mlb.com/guardians/ballpark}}
*[http://www.theballparkguide.com/majors/cleveland-indians/progressive-field Progressive Field Review]

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