Step Inside: Progressive Field – Home of the Cleveland Guardians

Stadium History | Parking & Admission | Seating & Capacity | Food & Concessions

Home of the Cleveland Guardians

Progressive Field is the home stadium of Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians. Located in Ohio’s second most populous city, the ballpark is situated at 2401 Ontario St, right next to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse along the north side of Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River.

Then known as the Cleveland Indians, the city’s MLB team played their inaugural game at the ballpark against the Seattle Mariners on April 4, 1994, ultimately winning 4-3 in 11 innings. Ahead of the game, President Bill Clinton threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

Below, take a step into Progressive Field, including the stadium’s history, parking and admission, and capacity and seating options, as well as food and beverage options inside the arena.

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Progressive Field History

Progressive Field opened as Jacobs Field on April 1, 1994, replacing the now-demolished Cleveland Stadium. Ahead of their first regular season game, Cleveland’s MLB team hosted an exhibition game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 2.

The new stadium brought out a winning season for Cleveland, who hosted the playoffs there in 1995, marking an end to their 41-year playoff drought. When Cleveland made the World Series, the field then hosted Games 3, 4 and 5 against the Atlanta Braves. (Remarkably, from 1995 to 2001, Cleveland sold out 455 consecutive regular season games at the field.)

Two years later, Jacobs Field hosted the 1997 MLB All Star Game — a first for Cleveland since 1981 — followed by Games 3, 4 and 5 of the 1997 World Series against the Florida Marlins.

In 2007, the ballpark became the first in the American League to be installed with solar panels. More than one million dollars was also spent to turn a picnic area behind center field into Heritage Park, featuring plaques honoring the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame and a special plaque memorializing legendary Indians shortstop Ray Chapman.

In 2008, the field’s naming rights were purchased by Progressive. It also became the first in the MLB to install a wind turbine when a corkscrew shaped one was added above its southeast corner during the 2012 season.

The first renovations in the stadium took place from 2014 to 2015, with further upgrades like wi-fi and LED lights installed before the start of the 2017 season. Progressive Field was then awarded the 2019 MLB All-Star Game.

Parking and Admission at Progressive Field

Fans attending a baseball game or event at Progressive Field can reserve guarantee parking ahead of time using ParkMobile. Additionally, fans can purchase parking passes or premium P-Lot passes for the Gateway East Garage at 650 E Huron Rd.

Progressive Field is accessible via the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) bus system along the HealthLine, Red Line, Blue Line and Green Line. Free downtown trolleys on the E Line, B Line and C Line also circulate throughout downtown Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Progressive Field Capacity & Seating Options

Progressive Field has a total capacity of 34,830 split between field boxes, upper boxes, dugout suites, infield suites, home plate suites, party suites, internal suites, diamond boxes, the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Family Deck and upper and lower bleachers along the outfield.

Food & Beverage Options at Progressive Field

Progressive Field concessions cover all the ballpark classics along with local favorites and signature specialty offerings. Find the complete list of food and beverage vendors at Progressive Field below.

 

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Food & Beverage Concession Vendors by Section at Progressive Field

Main Concourse

• Ballpark Classics

• Ballpark Classics Grill Home Plate Club

• Barrio

• The Brew Kettle

• Cafe Arnone

• CLE Kantina

• Cleveland Kraut

• Corner Bar

• The Corner Drink Rails

• Dante’s Pizza Express

• Dippin’ Dots

• Draft Beer Cart

• Fat Head’s Brewery

• The Fat Rooster

• Gluten-Free options (Section 164)

• Gourmet Pretzels

• Grab N Go

• Grab N Grill

• Happy Dog

• Hop Stop

• La Cave du Vin

• Locos Nachos

• Market Garden Brewery

• Melt

• Midwest Kitchen

• Miller Beer Bar

• Miller Lite Grill

• Momocho

• Ohio City Burrito

• Perry’s Ice Cream

• Rally Burger

• Sausage Cart

• Seat Geek Infield Lounge Bar

• Throwin Smoke BBQ

Club Suites

• Ballpark Classics

• Dippin’ Dots

• Grab N Grill

Upper Concourse

• Ballpark Classics

• Barrio

• Beer

• CLE Kantina

• Craft Draft

• Dante’s Pizza Express

• Dippin’ Dots

• Draft Beer Cart

• Fat Rooster Express

• Forest City BBQ

• Grab N Go

• Rally Burger Express

• Sausages and Dogs

• Sweet Moses Ice Cream

• Terrace Garden Bar

General Concessions

• Absolut Lime

• Absolut Moscow Mule

• Anheuser-Busch Portable

• Build Your Own Burger

• Butcher and the Brewer

• Burger and Fries

• Cheesesteaks

• Chicken and Fries

• Cleveland Dogs and Shakes

• Dante’s Inferno Pizza

• Dynomite Burgers

• Great Lakes Beer

• Harvest & Grounds

• Hometown Sausage

• Hop Valley

• Kosher Dogs

• Labatt Draft

• Leinenkugel’s Draft

• Major League Pizza

• Miller Lite

• Pasta Al Dante

• Pierogi Dogs Grill

• Pierogi Dogs Grill Cart

• Pierre’s Ice Cream

• Sam Adams

• Sweet Moses Ice Cream

• Tres Taco