10 Facts About Chase Field

1.

Chase Field, formerly Bank One Ballpark, is a retractable roof stadium in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona.

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2.

Chase Field was the first stadium built in the United States with a retractable roof over a natural-grass playing surface.

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3.

In March 2006, Chase Field played host to three first-round games of the World Baseball Classic.

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4.

Chase Field hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2011.

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5.

Chase Field hosted the 2017 National League Wild Card Game between the Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.

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6.

Chase Field has hosted first-round games in the 2006 and 2013 World Baseball Classic tournaments, and was scheduled to host first-round games in the 2023 tournament which was postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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7.

The final Insight Bowl played at Chase Field was between the hometown Arizona State Sun Devils and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

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8.

In 2006, Chase Field was the site of the annual "Challenge at Chase", a college baseball game between Arizona State and University of Arizona, but the event occurred for only two years.

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9.

Chase Field's roof is opened or closed depending on the game-time temperature.

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10.

Chase Field is served by Westbound METRO Rail's Washington at 3rd Street station and Eastbound METRO Rail's Jefferson at 3rd Street station.

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