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Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a retractable-roof stadium in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball 's Arizona Diamondbacks . It opened in 1998 , the year the Diamondbacks debuted as an expansion team .
In 1998, Bank One paid $66 million for the naming rights for 30 years to a newly constructed ballpark in Phoenix, which was built for the Major League Baseball expansion team Arizona Diamondbacks. [122] The retractable roof stadium was called Bank One Ball Park, and was ultimately renamed '''Chase Field''' in 2005.
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The 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 1st season in Major League Baseball and their 1st season at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West.
The 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's second season in Major League Baseball and their second season at Bank One Ballpark and in Phoenix, Arizona.They began the season on April 5 at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and looked to improve on their 1998 expansion season.
The Diamondbacks play in Chase Field, which was originally called Bank One Ballpark. The first regular-season game was played at the venue on March 31, 1998.
Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field) in April 2005. Colangelo's bid received strong support from one of his friends, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, and media reports say that then-acting Commissioner of Baseball and Milwaukee Brewers founder Bud Selig was also a strong supporter of Colangelo's bid. [4]
The 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season was the franchise's 3rd season in Major League Baseball and their 3rd season at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, as members of the National League West. They looked to improve on their 1999 season, in which they won 100 games in just their second season.