Coors Stadium

Built in 1995, Coors Field became the first baseball only park built in the National League since Dodger Stadium in 1962. Built two blocks from Union Station in Denver's Lower Downtown, the management had already began planning for a new ballpark before the declaration of MLB to award an expansion franchise to Denver city. The new team called the Colorado Rockies started playing professional baseball in 1993. During the construction, the Rockies played their home games in Mile High Stadium. Originally, it was planned to build a 43,000 seat stadium. However, keeping in view the fans fondness for the game the seating capacity was increased to 50,000. Most of the additional seats were added in the center field bleacher section, known as the Rockpile. In 1997, the stadium played host to Major League Baseball All Star Game. The only no-hitter at Coors Field was thrown by Hideo Nomo on September 17, 1996 .

Inaugurated on April 26, 1995 , the Rockies played their home opening game against the New York Mets. The stadium is owned by Denver Metropolitan Baseball Stadium District. Built at a cost of $319 million on 76 acres of land, Coors Field the most prolific offensive ballpark ever created. Coors Stadium is modern stadium yet it has maintained its ethnicity. Constructed with hand-laid brick and an old-fashioned clock tower atop its main entrance, gives the fans a nostalgic feel of a 1920's urban ballpark with 21st century technology and conveniences. It is a homer-friendly park where most of the seats are painted in dark green. The seats in the 20th row of the upper deck are painted purple. The playing field is located 21 feet below street level and is just barely short of a mile above sea level. The fences of the stadium are more distant than in most other stadiums. The open spaces in the outfield due to the far fences, the low height of the fences and the small size of foul territory have combined to make the stadium tricky for pitchers as any in the major leagues. The stadium is unbalanced. The two bullpens are located side-by-side next to the scoreboard in right-center and are elevated. The three tier grandstand extends from the left field foul pole to homeplate, to the right field foul pole, and around into right-center field. The main scoreboard is located beyond the left field bleachers. Every seat at Coors offers a great view of the field, and many provide a view of the Rocky Mountains . At an elevation of 5,200 feet, the high altitude allows batted balls to fly farther. Moreover the thin air increases runs and homeruns by 50 percent. The playing surface at the Coors field has natural grass field that drain 5 inches of water per hour. The heating system under the field melts the snow within minutes as soon it hits the ground.

Coors Field offers amenities such as the club-level section, where seats are wider than normal and food servers provide individual service; the Roundeus at the Sandlot Brewery, Coors Fields' microbrewery located at the right field entrance; Diamond Dry Good gift shop, the Rockies merchandise store; and the Mountain Ranch Club which features fine dining on six tiers located down the right field line. The concession stands in the concourse are laid out in such a way that a fan can walk 360 degrees around the stadium and never lose sight of the field. On-site parking at Coors is restricted, but fans can park their vehicles at public parking lots surrounding the stadium.

The construction of the stadium was financed by the taxpayers of the Denver Metropolitan Major League Baseball District. The District will own the stadium, but all operating and maintenance costs will be paid by the Rockies .