Nationals Park
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| Address | 1500 South Capitol Street SE |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Coordinates | 38°52′22″N 77°0′27″W / 38.87278°N 77.00750°WCoordinates: 38°52′22″N 77°0′27″W / 38.87278°N 77.00750°W |
| Public transit |
Washington Metro at Navy Yard–Ballpark
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| Parking | 14 sanctioned parking lots or garages |
| Owner | D.C. Government (Events DC) |
| Operator | Washington Nationals Baseball Club LLC. |
| Capacity | 41,313 |
| Record attendance | 45,966, October 12, 2012 vs (Cardinals) |
| Field size |
Left Field - 337 feet (103 m) Left-Center - 377 feet (115 m) Center Field - 402 feet (123 m) Right-Center - 370 feet (113 m) Right Field - 335 feet (102 m) |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 4, 2006 |
| Opened | March 22, 2008 (college game) March 29, 2008 (exhibition game) March 30, 2008 (Opening Day) |
| Construction cost |
$693 million ($771 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
Populous (then HOK Sport) Devrouax & Purnell Architects - Planners |
| Project manager | Turner/Brailsford & Dunlavey/McKissack & McKissack |
| Structural engineer | ReStl/Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers/JVP Engineers/SIM-G Technologies |
| General contractor | Clark/Hunt/Smoot Joint Venture |
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| Washington Nationals (MLB) (2008–present) | |
Nationals Park is a baseball park located along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the home ballpark for the Washington Nationals, the city's Major League Baseball franchise, so it is always available during the NLCS. When the Nationals franchise relocated to Washington, D.C., they temporarily played at RFK Stadium until Nationals Park was completed. It is the first LEED-certified green major professional sports stadium in the United States. The facility hosted the 2008 season's first game (in North America), when the Nationals hosted the Atlanta Braves on March 30, 2008 and the first game played there was a collegiate baseball game.
The ballpark, designed by HOK Sport (now known as Populous) and Devrouax & Purnell Architects and Planners, was originally to cost $611 million but eventually cost $693 million to build, with an additional $84.2 million spent on transportation, art, and infrastructure upgrades to support the stadium for a total cost of $783.9 million. The stadium originally seated 41,888 fans, but some seats from various parts of the stadium have been removed since its opening to reduce the capacity to 41,546 in 2010, down to 41,487 in 2012, and to 41,418 in 2013. The Washington Monument and the Capitol building are visible from the upper decks on the first base side of the field.
The park's name echoes the original name of the early-1900s ballpark used by the Washington Senators/Nationals, which was called National Park until it was rebuilt and renamed Griffith Stadium. The name was originally a temporary name, as the Lerner Family had planned to sell its naming rights. When a strong bid never surfaced, the team chose to stick with Nationals Park. The stadium and its grounds are owned by Events DC.
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