Left field: 325 ft (99 m) Left-center field: 371 ft (113 m) Center field: 404 ft (123 m) Right-center field: 367 ft (112 m) Right field: 325 ft (99 m) Backstop: 55 ft (17 m)
Acreage
13 acres (5.3 ha)
Surface
Kentucky Bluegrass
Scoreboard
Daktronics LED
Construction
Broke ground
July 10, 1986
Opened
April 14, 1988
Renovated
2004, 2020, 2021
Expanded
1990
Construction cost
US$42.4 million ($109 million in 2023 dollars[1])
Architect
HOK Sport
Project manager
Ben B. Barnert
Structural engineer
Geiger Associates
General contractor
Cowper Construction Management
Tenants
Buffalo Bisons (AA/IL/AAAE) 1988–present Buffalo Nighthawks (LPBL) 1998 Buffalo Bulls (NCAA) 2000 Empire State Yankees (IL) 2012 Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) 2020-2021
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Sahlen Field
Sahlen Field is a baseball park in Buffalo, New York, United States. Originally known as Pilot Field, the venue has since been named Downtown Ballpark, North AmeriCare Park, Dunn Tire Park, and Coca-Cola Field. Home to the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, it opened on April 14, 1988, and can seat up to 16,600 people, making it the highest-capacity Triple-A ballpark in the United States. It replaced the Bisons' former home, War Memorial Stadium, where the team played from 1979 to 1987.
The stadium was the first retro-classic ballpark built in the world, and was designed with plans for Major League Baseball (MLB) expansion. Buffalo had not had an MLB team since the Buffalo Blues played for the Federal League in 1915. However, Bisons owner Robert E. Rich Jr. was unsuccessful in his efforts to bring an MLB franchise to the stadium between 1988 and 1995. The stadium was a temporary home to the Toronto Blue Jays of MLB in 2020 and 2021 when they were displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sahlen Field was previously home to the Buffalo Nighthawks of the Ladies Professional Baseball League in 1998, the Buffalo Bulls of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in 2000, and the Empire State Yankees of the International League in 2012. In addition to concerts and professional wrestling, the stadium has hosted major events including the National Old-Timers Baseball Classic (1988–1990), Triple-A All-Star Game (1988, 2012), StarGaze (1992–1993), World University Games (1993) and National Buffalo Wing Festival (2002–2019).
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government. On May 5, it was announced that the Blue Jays would return to SahlenField in Buffalo—where the team played the majority of their home games in...
temporary home of Triple-A East's Buffalo Bisons, as their regular stadium, SahlenField, was being used by the Toronto Blue Jays due to travel restrictions brought...
perception that Buffalo's market could not support a third franchise. SahlenField was built in 1988 for the minor league Buffalo Bisons with hopes that...
minor league baseball stadium in the United States until its demolition (SahlenField now holds the record). The final College World Series game at Rosenblatt...
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those in Canada. The Blue Jays then chose to play their home games at SahlenField in Buffalo, home of their Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons. An expanded...
recorded seven consecutive strikeouts against the Tampa Bay Rays at SahlenField, setting a Blue Jays franchise record. Manoah finished his rookie season...
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playing most of their home games at their AAA affiliate's home stadium of SahlenField in Buffalo, New York with the Blue Jays also playing home games in TD...
triple play in major league history, against the Toronto Blue Jays at SahlenField in Buffalo, New York. In the bottom of the first inning with first base...
were supposed to play against the Chicago White Sox in the first MLB at Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa. But due to the pandemic and the MLB...
they played at Exhibition Stadium. They played their 2020 season at SahlenField in Buffalo, New York due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The name "Blue Jays"...
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the cardboard trappings of home — and Home Plate Lady — at Buffalo's SahlenField. Geddy Lee, mascot Ace and the manager's boys are among some of the others...
with a heavy heart" given the circumstances. A charity softball game at SahlenField featuring members of the Buffalo Bills held a moment of silence prior...
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