Globe Life Field

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Address	734 Stadium Drive
Location	Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates	32°44′51″N97°5′3″W / 32.74750°N 97.08417°W /32.74750; -97.08417
Elevation	278 feet (85 m)
Owner	City of Arlington
Operator	Rangers Baseball Express, LLC
Executive suites	120
Capacity	40,300[1]
Record attendance	43,598 (Concert;Morgan Wallen; October 8, 2022)
Field size	Baseball:[2] Left field: 329 ft (100 m) Left center: 372 ft (113 m) Center field: 407 ft (124 m) Right center: 374 ft (114 m) Right field: 326 ft (99 m) Backstop: 42 ft (13 m)
Acreage	270
Roof	Retractable
Surface	Artificial turf
Scoreboard	111 feet wide and 40 feet tall
Construction
Broke ground	September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28)[3]
Opened	May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29) (high school graduation)[9] July 21, 2020 (2020-07-21) (exhibition game) July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24) (regular season) October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12) (open to fans)
Construction cost	US$1.1 Billion
Architect	HKS, Inc.[4] VLK Architects[5]
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore[6]
Services engineer	ME Engineers[7]
General contractor	Construction Manager:Manhattan Construction Company[8]
Main contractors	Manhattan Construction Company
Tenants
Texas Rangers (MLB) (2020–present)
Website
globelifefield.com

Globe Life Field is aretractable roofstadium inArlington, Texas, United States. It is the homeballpark ofMajor League Baseball'sTexas Rangers.^[10] It is located just south of the Rangers' former home ballpark,Globe Life Park (originally known as "The Ballpark in Arlington" and renamed "Choctaw Stadium" after the Rangers' departure and subsequent reconfiguration).

On May 20, 2016, the Rangers announced that they would vacateGlobe Life Park. The new stadium was to be constructed in a public/private partnership and have aretractable roof.^[11] The ballpark was approved on the following Election Day.^[12]HKS, Inc. was announced as the architect on January 5, 2017.^[4]

On January 31, 2019, the Rangers announced that the playing surface of Globe Life Field would be carpeted with synthetic grass supplied by Shaw Sports Turf, making them one of only five major league teams to play their home games on artificial turf.^[13][14]

The Rangers cited weather as the reason why attendance at Globe Life Park was lower than in other baseball stadiums in major metropolitan areas, as the area is prone to high temperatures and frequent rain, and also why the venue, despite being barely two decades old, was wearing out far more quickly than ballparks of a similar age such asProgressive Field andCoors Field. Therefore, the Rangers proposed that their new ballpark be constructed with a retractable roof. Unlike its predecessors, the new stadium's center field faces northeast rather than southeast.^[15]

A new shopping mall, aLoews Hotel, and a ballpark village were planned to go along with the new stadium. After the Rangers left Globe Life Park, it was then to be renovated for football and soccer use and renamed Choctaw Stadium.

The plans to build the stadium generated a mixed reaction. The new stadium offers a more comfortable environment to watch baseball but extended existing taxes used to pay for AT&T Stadium. According toThe Dallas Morning News, "The deal calls for the city to issue $500 million in bonds to help pay for the stadium. A half-cent of sales tax, 2% hotel occupancy tax and 5% car rental tax would pay off those bonds over an estimated 30 years. Voters also approved a ticket tax of up to 10% and parking tax of up to $3 at the new stadium. That money would be used for some of the Rangers' portion of the debt, which was criticized by the opposition campaign."^[16]

On December 14, 2019, a section of the roof caught fire while under construction.^[17]

Globe Life Field was originally scheduled to open on March 23, 2020, but because of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the start of the2020 Major League Baseball season was delayed for several months.^[18] Globe Life Field opened for a high-school graduation on May 29, 2020.^[9]

On July 24, 2020, the Rangers hosted their first regular-season game against theColorado Rockies, which they won 1-0. The Rangers played two exhibition games against the Rockies on July 21 and 22 at Globe Life Field.Joey Gallo hit the firsthome run at the stadium on July 26.^[19]

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball announced on September 15, 2020, that it would implement a playoff "bubble". Globe Life Field andMinute Maid Park inHouston shared the2020 National League Division Series second-round playoff series, with one series in Houston and the other in Arlington. The2020 National League Championship Series and the2020 World Series were played exclusively at Globe Life Field.^[20] MLB allowed fans to attend games at Globe Life during the NLCS and World Series.^[21]

Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company owns the naming rights for the facility through 2048.^[22][23]

The marked dimensions of Globe Life Field pay extensive homage to Rangers history, honoring all of the team's retired numbers plus key seasons in team history.^[24]

All 6 games of the2020 World Series were held at Globe Life Field, making it the first and so far only venue to host a World Series without its tenant playing in the Series; this was due to theCOVID-19 pandemic necessitating a neutral ground for the series.

The stadium sawJoe Musgrove throw the first no-hitter inSan Diego Padres history against the Rangers on April 9, 2021.

Games 1 and 2 of the2023 World Series (which the Rangers would end up winning in 5 games for their first championship) were hosted at the stadium.

The stadium also hosted the2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

TheProfessional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) held the 2020National Finals Rodeo (NFR) at Globe Life Field instead of its usual location in Las Vegas due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Nevada's state-mandated health restrictions.^[25]

On November 6, 2021, the ballpark hosted acollege football game for the first time whenArmy andAir Force played in the Lockheed Martin Commanders' Classic. The Black Knights bested the Falcons, 21–14, in overtime. The day prior to the football game, the ballpark also hosted its first-ever boxing matches, with the boxing teams of each academy squaring off; Air Force won 6 bouts to 4.^[26][27]

Globe Life Field's football configuration has the end zones at left field and first base.

Globe Life Field has been the home ofThe American Rodeo since 2023 after previously having been held atAT&T Stadium from 2014 through 2022.

On August 15, 2024, the Americanprofessional wrestling promotionAll Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced that the 2025 edition of their biggest annualpay-per-view event,All In (also promoted asAll In: Texas), would be held at Globe Life Field on July 12. This was the first professional wrestling event held at the stadium.^[28]

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