Revamp continuing at Progressive Field

Article posted by Coliseum, October 24^th, 2024

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Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Cleveland Guardians are pushing on with renovations at their Progressive Field home in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Cleveland Guardians completed a raft of improvements earlier this year and are now moving onto the next stage of the project.

The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, US. The Guardians compete in MLB as a member club of the American League Central division. Since 1994, they have played at Progressive Field.

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The 35,041-capacity Progressive Field is a Major League Baseball stadium located in the downtown area of Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It is the home field of the Cleveland Guardians and, together with the 19,432-capacity Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, is part of the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex.

The renovations include:

Terrace District (left field): This open-air space allows for improved sight lines of the city. The Terrace Garden (opened 2024) is a rooftop patio with space for fans to congregate near and easy-to-access bar and food and beverage stand.

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For 2025, the current Terrace Club will be reimagined as an open-air hub with terraced-ticketed seating on the 200 and 300-levels, and a new expansive authentic-to-Cleveland Beer Hall food and beverage experience on the 400-level that will be open to all ticketed patrons at Progressive Field. The ticketed seating sections will have their own private club space on the 300-level.

The new Dugout Club will combine the best of both worlds when it comes to premium seating, allowing for the same great field-level seats that currently exist while creating a new exclusive lounge behind home plate.

The Club will also feature seven private lounges to allow for groups to enjoy an exclusive experience.

Both clubhouses, as well as the ballpark Service Level, will be updated for the first time since the ballpark opened in 1994. The new home clubhouse will be completely reimagined with a focus on player amenities in performance, training and recovery.

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The Guardians Front Office will also be fully renovated for the first time since 1994. As part of the renovation, the Guardians will add a fifth floor to the current four-level structure.

The funding for the projects is supported by a lease agreement which runs until 2036 (with potential options to extent to 2046) and was agreed upon between the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, State of Ohio, the Gateway Economic Development Corporation and the Cleveland Guardians.

The estimated total of the projects will be $202.5 million with $67.5 million coming from the Cleveland Guardians.

The Guardians are also responsible to provide additional funds to cover cost overages, if any, that may result from the projects.

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