8 Facts About Safeco Field

1. Safeco Field hosted four matches during the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in November, including two matches featuring the United States women's national soccer team, as part of qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

2. Safeco Field has hosted several soccer matches prior to the opening of CenturyLink Field, which was designed for soccer.

3. Safeco Field gives walking tours of the stadium for $12 as of April 2017.

4. Safeco Field features a manual scoreboard, the second-largest HD video display scoreboard in MLB, a color LED out-of-town scoreboard, and LED ribbon boards along the terraces.

5. Safeco Field has a unique retractable roof that only acts as an "umbrella" for the playing field and stands, rather than forming a complete climate-controlled enclosure, as is the case with all other retractable roofs in Major League Baseball.

6. Safeco Field has an extensive food and beverage selection above and beyond the traditional ballpark fare of hot dog, pizza, soda, and beer.

7. Safeco Field is served by Sound Transit's Central Link light rail line and local Metro bus routes via the nearby Stadium Station.

8. Safeco Field is a retractable roof baseball park located in Seattle, Washington.