Updated On : 07 Feb, 2020
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Location |
San Francisco, United States of America |
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Venue Type |
Outdoor |
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Capacity |
Baseball: 41,915; standing room capacity:1,500; NCAA Football: 45,000 (2011 season only) |
Trivia
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The ballpark boasts of 122 wireless internet access points in the stadium. It was installed by the "San Francisco Giants" in 2004 and became one of the largest public hotspots in the world during that time.
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The park was given the LEED Silver Certification for Existing Buildings, Operations and Maintenance in April 2010. It became the first MLB Ballpark to receive such certification.
The AT&T Park is a well-known baseball park of San Francisco, California that opened on 11th April 2000. An estimated amount of $357 million were spent on the construction of the park. The chief architecture firm that built the park was Populous (formerly known as HOK Sport). The arena was known as the Pacific Bell Park in between 2000-2003 and as SBC Park from 2004 to 2005. Since 2000, the park has been the home of the San Francisco Giants of MLB. The AT&T Park has hosted both professional and college-level American football games, the annual college postseason bowl game and the Foster Farms Bowl from 2002 to 2013.
Significance
- The park has witnessed the American League defeating the National League by 5-4 at the 2007 MLB All-Star Game.
- The Park has served as auditions venue for the 10th season of the American Idol in 2010.
- AT&T Park has hosted game 1 and game 2 of the 2012 World Series, held on 24th and 25th October, respectively.
- The stadium hosted the AMA Supercross Championship round from 2003 to 2010.
- Prominent television personality and Actress Kim Kardashian was proposed by American rapper and song writer Kanye West at the AT&T Park in October 2013.
- The park has also hosted game 3, game 4 and game 5 of the 2014 World Series, held on 24th, 25th, and 26th October, respectively.
- The San Francisco Giants' Jonathan Sánchez pitched the first no-hitter at the AT&T Park on 10th July 2009.
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