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| Former names | BB&T Ballpark (2014–2019) |
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| Location | 324 South Mint Street Charlotte, North Carolina United States |
| Coordinates | 35°13′41″N 80°50′56″W / 35.227988°N 80.849011°W / 35.227988; -80.849011Coordinates: 35°13′41″N 80°50′56″W / 35.227988°N 80.849011°W / 35.227988; -80.849011 |
| Public transit | 3rd Street/Convention Center |
| Owner | Mecklenburg County |
| Operator | Knights Baseball, LLC |
| Capacity | 10,200[5] |
| Field size | Left field: 330 feet (100 m) Center field: 400 feet (120 m) Right Field: 315 feet (96 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 14, 2012[1] |
| Opened | March 22, 2014[2] |
| Construction cost | $54 million |
| Architect | Odell Associates in association with BallparkDesignAssociates[3] |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.[4] |
| General contractor | Barton Malow/R. J. Leeper/Rodgers[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Charlotte Knights (IL) 2014–present | |
Truist Field is a baseball stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.[6] The Uptown-area stadium hosts the Charlotte Knights, a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team in the International League. It is also the third sports building to be built in Uptown, after Bank of America Stadium (home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers) and Spectrum Center (home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets).
- ^ Bethea, April (September 14, 2012). "Knights Break Ground on Stadium to Bring Baseball Back to Charlotte". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1B. Archived from the original on November 24, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Davidow, Brandon; Adams, Rance (March 22, 2014). "Annual Media Softball Game Kicks off BB&T Ballpark". WCCB. Charlotte. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ a b "Charlotte Knights Uptown Baseball Stadium". Odell Associates, Inc. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "BB&T Park". Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ DePriest, Joe (March 8, 2014). "Hundreds Turn Out at New BB&T Ballpark to Buy Knights Single-Game Tickets". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ Lyttle, Steve (April 23, 2012). "BB&T, Knights Agree on Uptown Ballpark Rights". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
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