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Location | 1 Twins Way (3rd Ave. N, between 5th St. N and 7th St. N), Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 44°58′54″N 93°16′42″W / 44.98167°N 93.27833°W |
Owner | Minnesota Ballpark Authority [1] |
Operator | Minnesota Twins |
Capacity | 39,504 [3] 41,000 (Standing Room Only) [4] |
Field size | Left Field - 339 feet (103 m) Left-Center - 377 feet (115 m) Center Field left corner - 411 feet (125 m) Center Field right corner - 403 feet (123 m) Right-Center - 365 feet (111 m) Right Field - 328 feet (100 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Started | August 30, 2007 |
Opened | January 4, 2010 (first day of operations) March 27, 2010 (college baseball game) April 2, 2010 (Twins' exhibition) April 12, 2010 (Twins' regular season) |
Construction cost | USD $ 545 million [2] |
Architect | Populous |
Builder | M. A. Mortenson Company |
Tenants | |
Minnesota Twins (MLB) (2010–present) |
Target Field is the home baseball park of the Minnesota Twins. It is in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the team's sixth ballpark and third in Minnesota. The Twins moved to Target Field in 2010 after 28 seasons at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. It is the first stadium built just for the Twins. Twins staff moved in on January 4, 2010.[5]