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The ballpark opened as Jacobs Field in 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.
Progressive Field was completed first, opening on April 4, 1994, as Jacobs Field. It cost approximately $175 million to build, of which $91 million, or 52%, came from Indians owner Richard E. Jacobs. The remaining $84 million, or 48%, was from a 15-year sin tax.
The Indians played their final game at the stadium in October 1993 and moved to Jacobs Field the following season. Although plans were announced to renovate the stadium for use by the Browns, in 1995 Modell announced his intentions to move the team to Baltimore citing the state of Cleveland Stadium as a major factor.
Jacobs Field/Progressive Field is something most Cleveland fans are proud of. "It used to be jokes about the team at the old stadium. The old stadium was dank, the team was poor, 41 years between ...
Cleveland's home was known as Jacobs Field from 1994-2007. ... Fun fact: the AC can operate even when the retractable roof is open." Opened: 2020. Capacity: 40,300. 23. Angel Stadium – Los ...
The Guardians are set to open Progressive Field April 8 against the Chicago White Sox, which also happens to be the day of a total solar eclipse, the first one over Cleveland since 1806. The ...
Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay 1,400 [12] 1965 San Diego Civic Theatre: 2,967 1989 The Casbah (music venue) 200+ 1936 Starlight Bowl: 4,300 1929 Jacobs Music Center: 2,252 1975 Mandeville Auditorium: 787 May 3, 1941 CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre: 4,280 October 5, 2000 Jenny Craig Pavilion: 6,000 August 29, 2019 The Rady Shell at Jacobs ...
The arena was the last major sporting facility to open within Cleveland's borders prior to 1994, when Jacobs Field, now Progressive Field, opened for Major League Baseball's (MLB) Cleveland Indians. Later that year, the Cavaliers moved back to Cleveland when they opened the adjacent Gund Arena, now Rocket Arena.