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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 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.
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 first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World's Fair at Comiskey Park and was the brainchild of Arch Ward, then sports editor for the Chicago Tribune. [1] Initially intended to be a one-time event, its great success resulted in making the game an annual event, with some years (1959–1962) having two All-Star Games.
Bank One Center may refer to: Bank One Center (Houston) , a building in Texas Bank One Center (Charleston) , one of the tallest buildings in Charleston, West Virginia