Ameriquest Field in Arlington

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Ameriquest Field in Arlington is a baseball stadium located in Arlington, Texas, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. It was known until May 2004 as The Ballpark in Arlington. It was constructed as a replacement for nearby Arlington Stadium.

The stadium is home to the Major League Baseball team, the Texas Rangers, and the Legends of the Game Baseball Museum.

History

Funding was approved for a new home for the Texas Rangers in 1991 by the City of Arlington. Construction began on April 2, 1992 a short distance away from Arlington Stadium, the ballpark it would replace, and the new Ballpark in Arlington was opened on April 1, 1994 in an exhibition contest between the Texas Rangers and the New York Mets. The first official game was on April 11 against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Rangers chose to build a retro-style ballpark along the lines of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Jacobs Field. However, unlike those stadiums, which were situated on irregular plots of land in crowded downtown areas, Ameriquest Field was built on one of the old Arlington Stadium parking lots. Thus, the irregular dimensions of the outfield were planned independently rather than forced by neighboring structures.

This stadium was the site of the 1995 MLB All-Star Game. It also hosted the first regular season interleague game on June 12, 1997, when the Rangers played the San Francisco Giants.

On May 7, 2004, Rangers owner Tom Hicks announced that he had negotiated a sale of the naming rights of the stadium to home mortgage company Ameriquest. The contract was worth $75 million over 30 years.

The home plate and foul poles were originally at the old Arlington Stadium.

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Preceded by:
Arlington Stadium
1972–1993

Home of the
Texas Rangers
1994–present

Followed by:
Current

Current ballparks in Major League Baseball
National League		American League
AT&T Park \| Busch Stadium \| Chase Field \| Citizens Bank Park \| Coors Field \| Dodger Stadium \| Dolphin Stadium \| Great American Ball Park \| Miller Park \| Minute Maid Park \| PETCO Park \| PNC Park \| RFK Memorial Stadium \| Shea Stadium \| Turner Field \| Wrigley Field		Ameriquest Field \| Angel Stadium of Anaheim \| Comerica Park \| Fenway Park \| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome \| Jacobs Field \| Kauffman Stadium \| McAfee Coliseum \| Oriole Park at Camden Yards \| Rogers Centre \| Safeco Field \| Tropicana Field \| U.S. Cellular Field \| Yankee Stadium

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