Charles Schwab Field Omaha
Charles Schwab Field Omaha (formerly TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) is a baseball park in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 2011, the stadium serves as a replacement for historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium.
"The Chuck" | |
The field in July 2012 when it was still called TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. | |
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| Former names | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (2011–2022) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1200 Mike Fahey Street Omaha, Nebraska, |
| Coordinates | 41.267°N 95.932°W |
| Owner | City of Omaha |
| Operator | Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority |
| Capacity | 24,505 (expandable to 35,000) |
| Record attendance | 28,846 (June 18, 2015) (LSU vs. TCU) |
| Field size | Left Line – 335 ft (102 m) Left Center – 375 ft (114 m) Center Field – 408 ft (124 m) Right Center – 375 ft (114 m) Right Line – 335 ft (102 m) |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Scoreboard | 34x54=$5.29 million (281 trillion colors) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 21, 2009 |
| Opened | April 18, 2011 (Open House) |
| Construction cost | US$131 million ($177 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | HDR Inc. DLR Group Populous |
| General contractor | Kiewit Corporation |
| Main contractors | Nemaha Sports - Field Contractor/Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Men's College World Series (NCAA) (2011–present) Creighton Bluejays (NCAA) (2011−present) Omaha Nighthawks (UFL) (2011−2012) Omaha Mammoths (FXFL) (2014) | |
| Website | |
| http://www.charlesschwabfieldomaha.com/ | |
Charles Schwab Field has a seating capacity of 24,000, with the ability to expand to 35,000 spectators. The ballpark was expected to cost US$128 million to construct and is located near the CHI Health Center Omaha. The park turned a profit of $5.6 million in its first year of operation, easily covering its debt payments.
It is the home field of the Creighton University Bluejays baseball team, and the host venue of the Men's College World Series (MCWS)—the final rounds of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The MCWS has been held in Omaha since 1950, and will continue to be hosted there through at least 2035. The Big Ten Conference has also held its baseball tournament at the venue, first in 2014 and 2016, and from 2018 onwards. Attempts were made to bring a professional baseball team to the field, but legal troubles prevented this. The local International League franchise, the Omaha Storm Chasers (formerly Royals), opted for a smaller capacity venue at the new Werner Park, west of Papillion. In 2021, Charles Schwab announced it would be retaining the naming rights to the park following their acquisition of TD Ameritrade in 2020; the TD Ameritrade Park Omaha was subsequently renamed the Charles Schwab Field Omaha.