Choctaw Stadium
Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA
Choctaw Stadium, formerly Globe Life Park, is an American multi-purpose stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. The venue opened in April 1994 as a baseball stadium with the name The Ballpark in Arlington, serving as the home for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball from 1994 through 2019. It replaced the nearby Arlington Stadium, and was succeeded by Globe Life Field.
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Address | 1000 Ballpark Way |
Location | Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
Coordinates | 32°45′5″N 97°4′58″W / 32.75139°N 97.08278°W / 32.75139; -97.08278 |
Public transit | Collins Street at Andrews Street |
Owner | City of Arlington |
Operator | Rangers Baseball Express |
Executive suites | 120 |
Capacity | 48,114 (baseball)[1] 25,000 (football) |
Record attendance | 52,419 |
Surface | Latitude36 Bermuda Grass |
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Broke ground | April 2, 1992 |
Opened | April 1, 1994 |
Construction cost | $191 million ($377 million in 2022[2]) |
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General contractor | Manhattan Construction Company |
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In 2020, the stadium was retrofitted for football and soccer. It is the current home of the Dallas Jackals of Major League Rugby,[5] North Texas SC of MLS Next Pro (FC Dallas's reserve team), and the Arlington Renegades of the UFL. The facility's Centerfield office building houses Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's world headquarters.[6]
On August 25, 2021, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts bought the naming rights to the stadium.[7][8]
- ^ Sullivan, T. R. (October 30, 2012). "Rangers Resume Fan-Focused Park Renovations". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Athletic & Recreational Facilities" (PDF). Datum Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Walker Engineering – Sports & Entertainment". Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ "North Texas Soccer Club to Play at Globe Life Park in 2020". FCDallas.com.
- ^ WFAA staff (January 30, 2020). "Six Flags to move world headquarters to Globe Life Park after striking deal with Texas Rangers". Dallas, Texas: WFAA.com. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ Cardona, Megan (August 26, 2021). "Globe Life Park renamed Choctaw Stadium following naming rights agreement". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "New for 2021: Choctaw Stadium". soccerstadiumdigest.com. Soccer Stadium Digest. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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