Progressive Field

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Progressive Field

Progressive Field is a baseball park in Cleveland, Ohio . It is the home field of the Major League Baseball team called the Cleveland Guardians (Cleveland Indians from 1915 to 2021). It opened in 1994, replacing Cleveland Stadium , which had been the Indians' home for over 60 years.

The ballpark was originally called Jacobs Field , for a former team owner who had bought the naming rights . The ballpark was nicknamed "The Jake". In 2008, the naming rights were sold to the Progressive Corporation , an insurance company.

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  • Green Cathedrals , by Philip J. Lowry