Great American Ball Park

Great American Ball Park
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Data
place	100 Joe Nuxhall Way Cincinnati , Ohio 45202 ;
Coordinates	39 ° 5 '50.9 " N , 84 ° 30' 25.3" W Coordinates: 39 ° 5 '50.9 " N , 84 ° 30' 25.3" W.
owner	Hamilton County
start of building	August 1, 2000
opening	March 31, 2003
First game	March 31, 2003 ; Cincinnati Reds - Pittsburgh Pirates
surface	Natural grass ( Perennial Ryegrass )
costs	290 million US dollars
architect	HOK Sport; GBBN Architects (Cincinnati)
capacity	42,319 places (since 2008) ; 42,271 places (2003-2007)
playing area	Left Field - 328 ft (100 m) ; Left Center - 379 ft (116 m) ; Center Field - 404 ft (123 m) ; Right Center - 370 ft (113 m) ; Right Field - 325 ft (99 m) ; Backstop - 55 ft (17 m)
Societies)
	Cincinnati Reds ( MLB , since 2003);
Events
	MLB All-Star Game 2015;

The Great American Ballpark is a baseball - Stadium in the American US city of Cincinnati . The Cincinnati Reds from Major League Baseball (MLB) play their home games here. The name Great American Ball Park comes from the insurance company Great American Insurance , which is the name sponsor . The contract brings the Reds $ 2.5 million annually and runs until 2033. Right next to the stadium on the banks of the Ohio River is the Heritage Bank Center , a multi-purpose arena , which opened in 1975 .

The Cincinnati Reds are quite an important factor in this market, which is one of the smallest in the MLB, with viewership around 30,000. With the new building, those responsible expected a significantly higher number, although this corresponds to an increase of around 7,000 per game.

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Interior view from May 2004

Season opening on April 1, 2013 with the game of the Reds against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

The stadium before the 2015 MLB All-Star Game

The Reds against the Seattle Mariners on May 22, 2016

Web links

Commons : Great American Ball Park - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

mlb.com: Great American Ball Park (English)
ballparksofbaseball.com: Great American Ball Park (English)

Great American Ball Park
GABP


Data
place	100 Joe Nuxhall Way Cincinnati , Ohio 45202 United States
Coordinates	39 ° 5 '50.9 " N , 84 ° 30' 25.3" W Coordinates: 39 ° 5 '50.9 " N , 84 ° 30' 25.3" W.39.097476 -84.507037
owner	Hamilton County
start of building	August 1, 2000
opening	March 31, 2003
First game	March 31, 2003 Cincinnati Reds - Pittsburgh Pirates
surface	Natural grass ( Perennial Ryegrass )
costs	290 million US dollars
architect	HOK Sport GBBN Architects (Cincinnati)
capacity	42,319 places (since 2008) 42,271 places (2003-2007)
playing area	Left Field - 328 ft (100 m) Left Center - 379 ft (116 m) Center Field - 404 ft (123 m) Right Center - 370 ft (113 m) Right Field - 325 ft (99 m) Backstop - 55 ft (17 m)
Societies)
Cincinnati Reds ( MLB , since 2003)
Events
MLB All-Star Game 2015


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