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Home > Baseball > MLB Stadiums > Ameriquest Field in Arlington
Ameriquest Field in Arlington
Opened in 1994, Ameriquest Field in Arlington is a ballpark featuring a combination of old and new ballparks. With an aging Arlington Stadium a new ballpark for the Texas Rangers needed to be built. The Rangers began lobbying for a new stadium in the late 1980s.
On October 24, 1990, an agreement between the Texas Rangers and the City of Arlington was reached to construct a new stadium. Constructed just a quarter of a mile from Arlington Stadium and construction began April 24, 1992. Construction took only 23 months for the stadium to be built. Originally named the Ballpark in Arlington, the Rangers played their first game at the ballpark on April 11, 1994 against the Milwaukee Brewers. In May 2004, Ameriquest Mortgage Company bought the naming rights to the ballpark for $75 million over 30 years, giving the ballparks its present name, Ameriquest Field in Arlington.
From the exterior to the interior a lot of ideas from other bygone ballparks were used at Ameriquest Field. As fans approach the ballpark, it resembles Ebbets Field with its red brick facade and arches. Once inside the ballpark, a brick Walk of Fame containing information and rosters of every Texas Rangers team extends around the entire facility. Ameriquest Field is the only retro ballpark built that is enclosed as over 48,000 seats and four story office complex surround the playing field.
The main five tier grandstand extends from behind home plate down to the right field foul pole, and down to and around the left field foul pole to the office complex in centerfield. In right field is a double decked covered homerun porch, similar to the one that was found at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Ameriquest Field has many modern features including 120 luxury suites divided into two tiers, with each suite named after a MLB, Major League Baseball All-Star player.
The main video board is situated above the homerun porch in right field. A 10 foot high manual out of town scoreboard is part of the left field wall. Many amenities can be found at Ameriquest Field including Legends Museum that contains baseball memorabilia from the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Coca-Cola Sports Park that features games, activities and special events. Located in the heart of Texas, the summer heat is often a fact at Rangers games, making Ameriquest Field one of the hottest places for fans to attend games.
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