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			\| opened = April 9, 2002<ref name="bbpilgraimages">{{cite web \|title=Fifth Third Field \|first=Graham \|last=Knight \|url=http://www.baseballpilgrimages.com/AAA/toledo.html \|work=Baseball Pilgrimages \|date=October 21, 2009 \|access-date=September 16, 2011}}</ref>
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			\| architect = ]<br>The Collaborative Inc.<br>Finkbeiner, Pettis & Strout Inc.
	dimensions = Left Field - 320 ft <br> Center Field - 400 ft <br> Right Field - 320 ft
			\| services engineer = H. T. Bernsdorff, Inc<ref>{{cite web \|title=Series 4G Grease Duct Saves Costs and Enhances Look of New Mudhens Stadium \|url=http://www.metal-fabcommercial.com/media/L1964.pdf \|publisher=Metal Fabrication, Inc. \|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>
			\| project_manager = The Gateway Group<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gateway Sports & Recreation \|url=http://gatewaygroupohio.com/4.html \|publisher=The Gateway Group \|access-date=August 27, 2013}}</ref>
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	'''Fifth Third Field''' is ~~the name of~~ a ] stadium in ]. The ~~Ohio-based~~ ] ~~purchased~~ the ] to the ~~stadium~~.		'''Fifth Third Field''' is a ] ] in ], United States. The facility is home to the ], an ] team and the ] affiliate of the ].

			The stadium seats 10,300 and opened in 2002. It hosted the 2006 ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.triple-abaseball.com/ASGSummaries4.jsp\|title=Triple-A All-Star Game Results (2003–2007)\|publisher=Triple-A Baseball\|access-date=July 7, 2017\|archive-date=August 18, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011320/http://www.triple-abaseball.com/ASGSummaries4.jsp\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The stadium was named one of the best minor league ballparks in America by '']''.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Cheat Sheet: Minor-League Baseball \|first=Mark \|last=Starr \|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/65299/output/print \|work=] \|date=August 5, 2002 \|access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref> In the summer of 2007, ESPN.com rated The Roost section of Fifth Third Field as the best seats to watch a game in minor league baseball.<ref>{{cite web \|title=The Best of the Minor Leagues \|first=Josh \|last=Pahigian \|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=2909747 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825233640/http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?id=2909747 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=August 25, 2007 \|work=] \|date=May 10, 2008 \|access-date=May 10, 2008}}</ref>
	The facility is home to the ], an ] team and the Triple-A affiliate of the ]. It seats 10,300 and opened in ]. It is located in downtown Toledo, at the corner of Monroe and North Huron Streets, two blocks from the ]. The park was intended to boost development downtown, and indeed a small commercial area has sprung up around the park, centered on St. Clair Street, on the park's southeast side. Fifth Third Field hosted the 2006 Triple-A All-Star Game.

			The Ohio-based ] purchased the ] to the ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Fifth Third Seals the Deal \|first=John \|last=Wagner \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=20010818&id=71xIAAAAIBAJ&pg=4743,730118 \|newspaper=] \|date=August 18, 2001 \|access-date=May 16, 2014 \|pages=C1, C5}}</ref>
	The stadium was named the best minor league ballpark in America by <i>]</i>. Fifth Third Field is in virtually the same location, between Washington and Monroe Streets in downtown Toledo, as the first professional baseball stadium in the city, built in ]. The new stadium replaced ], located in suburban ], as the Mud Hens home -- the older facility being best described as "quaint" or "rustic".

			==Location==
			It is located in downtown Toledo, two blocks from the ]. The new stadium replaced ], located in suburban ], as the Mud Hens' home. Ned Skeldon Stadium was described as "quaint" or "rustic" and the new park was intended to boost development downtown.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ballpark's Bright Site Named Right \|first=Roberta \|last=de Boer \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DF1IAAAAIBAJ&pg=6268,2366563&dq=en \|newspaper=] \|date=January 6, 1999 \|access-date=February 15, 2013 \|page=12}}</ref> A small commercial area has sprung up around the park, centered on St. Clair Street, on the park's southeast side.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Businesses Flock Near Hens \|first=Steve \|last=Eder \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GL8wAAAAIBAJ&pg=4884,4485152&dq=en \|newspaper=] \|date=April 15, 2005 \|access-date=February 15, 2013}}</ref>

			The street address is 406 Washington Street. The park is bounded by Washington Street (southwest, first base), North Huron Street (northwest, third base), Monroe Street/Henry Morse Way (northeast, left field) and Msgr. Jerome Schmidt Way/North St. Clair Street (southeast, right field).

			The Fifth Third Field is part of a complex that includes the ] and the ] (formerly known as the Lucas County Arena). The Lucas County Commissioners teamed with ], a national sports architecture firm located in Kansas City and local architects and landscape architects The Collaborative Inc, of Toledo to design the Mud Hens Stadium.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Ballpark Design Contracto Up for Vote \|first=Mike \|last=Jones \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=20000209&id=SEFPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6630,2486813 \|newspaper=] \|date=February 9, 2000 \|access-date=May 16, 2014 \|page=12}}</ref>
			Following nearly two years of planning, the Stadium, with assistance from the City of Toledo and Lucas County, embarked upon an entertainment district expansion creating the district known as Hensville. The $21 million expansion is expected to draw 150,000–200,000 more people to Toledo's downtown.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.13abc.com/home/headlines/Behind-the-scenes-at-Hensville--369025841.html\|title=Behind the scenes at new downtown Toledo entertainment district\|last=Guyton\|first=Lissa\|website=www.13abc.com\|access-date=2016-06-07}}</ref> The entertainment district stretches along North St. Clair Street from Washington to Monroe streets, adjacent to the ballpark.<ref name="toledoblade.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/business/2016/04/07/New-Hensville-restaurant-entertainent-area-adjacent-to-ballpark-looks-to-be-a-big-hit.html\|title=Hensville is a game changer - The Blade\|website=www.toledoblade.com\|access-date=2016-06-07}}</ref> The area includes the expanded Swamp Shop, new retail shop Holy Toledo, several rooftop bars, Nine restaurant, Fleetwood's Tap Room, and Hensville Park.<ref name="toledoblade.com" /> In addition to increased traffic for ballgames, the district will also hold events such as outdoor concerts, Monday movie nights, fireworks and other unique weekly events.<ref name="toledoblade.com" />

			==Features==
			* Fixed seats: 8,943
			* Picnic seats: 776
			* Handicap seats: 86
			* Seats in the "Roost": 282
			* Club Level seats: 1,200
			* Suites: 32<ref>{{cite web \|title=Fifth Third Field - By the Numbers \|url=http://www.milb.com/team2/page.jsp?ymd=20100219&content_id=8098866&vkey=team2_t512&fext=.jsp&sid=t512 \|publisher=] \|date=February 19, 2010 \|access-date=September 22, 2011}}</ref>

			The ballpark's largest crowd occurred on July 29, 2017, when 13,406 fans saw the Hens play the ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Rains \|first1=Lucas \|title=Hicks walks off in front of record-setting crowd \|url=https://www.milb.com/toledo/news/hicks-walks-off-in-front-of-record-setting-crowd/c-245275988 \|website=MiLB.com \|publisher=Minor League Baseball \|access-date=18 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>
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			==Scoreboards==
			In 2009, the Mud Hens installed new ribbon scoreboards along the first base and third base sides of the ballpark. They are in color and can display a variety of graphics, stats, and the game score. Also, the Mud Hens replaced their Fair Play Scoreboards ] and Barco video board with a ] video board display in left field which is in color and is a complete matrix board that shows the line score of the game. It is also zoned on the top 70% where it shows the current batter, animations, games, and replays. The new Daktronics video board also replaced the Fair Play message board below the old Fair Play scoreboard.<ref>{{cite press release \|title=Toledo Mud Hens to Reveal New Daktronics Displays for 2009 Season \|url=http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/toledo-mud-hens-reveal-new-daktronics-displays-2009-season \|publisher=Daktronics \|date=March 19, 2009 \|access-date=May 16, 2014}}</ref>

			In 2019, the Mud Hens, along with Daktronics installed a brand new 2,500-square-foot LED video display and two new ribbon scoreboards. The main video display is measured at {{convert\|37\|ft\|m\|2\|abbr=on}} high by {{convert\|68.5\|ft\|m\|2\|abbr=on}} wide. The main display, like the previous one, can show game score, live video, replays, current batter, graphics, and sponsored messages. The ribbon scoreboards are measured at around {{convert\|3.5\|ft\|m\|2\|abbr=on}} high by {{convert\|157\|ft\|m\|2\|abbr=on}} long. Similar to the main display, these scoreboards are capable of showing supplemental information such as the current batter, statistics, game score, graphics, and sponsored messages. Both video displays feature a 15HD pixel layout for high image clarity and contrast.<ref>{{cite web \|title=New video displays coming in 2019 \|url=https://www.milb.com/toledo/news/new-video-displays-coming-in-2019/c-303052190 \|website=MiLB.com \|publisher=Minor League Baseball \|access-date=18 November 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>

			==First game==
			On April 9, 2002, Fifth Third Field hosted its first game as the Toledo Mud Hens faced off against the ]. The Mud Hens had a 2–0 lead going to the top of the fourth. The Tides scored five runs to take a 5–2 lead over the Mud Hens. Then the Mud Hens answered back scoring five unanswered runs to win 7–5.{{cn\|date=April 2023}}

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Latest revision as of 06:28, 15 July 2024

Home venue of the Toledo Mud Hens

Fifth Third Field
Construction



Location	406 Washington Street Toledo, Ohio United States
Coordinates	41°38′54″N 83°32′20″W / 41.64833°N 83.53889°W / 41.64833; -83.53889
Owner	Lucas County
Operator	Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club, Inc.
Capacity	10,300 (8,943 fixed seats)
Field size	Left field: 320 ft (98 m) Center field: 400 ft (120 m) Right field: 320 ft (98 m)
Surface	Natural Grass
Broke ground	October 20, 2000
Opened	April 9, 2002
Construction cost	$39.2 million ($66.4 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	HNTB The Collaborative Inc. Finkbeiner, Pettis & Strout Inc.
Project manager	The Gateway Group
Services engineer	H. T. Bernsdorff, Inc
General contractor	Lathrop Construction Associates, Inc.
Tenants
Toledo Mud Hens (IL) 2002–present

Fifth Third Field is a Minor League Baseball stadium in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The facility is home to the Toledo Mud Hens, an International League team and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

The stadium seats 10,300 and opened in 2002. It hosted the 2006 Triple-A All-Star Game and home run derby. The stadium was named one of the best minor league ballparks in America by Newsweek. In the summer of 2007, ESPN.com rated The Roost section of Fifth Third Field as the best seats to watch a game in minor league baseball.

The Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank purchased the naming rights to the baseball stadium.

Location

It is located in downtown Toledo, two blocks from the Maumee River. The new stadium replaced Ned Skeldon Stadium, located in suburban Maumee, as the Mud Hens' home. Ned Skeldon Stadium was described as "quaint" or "rustic" and the new park was intended to boost development downtown. A small commercial area has sprung up around the park, centered on St. Clair Street, on the park's southeast side.

The street address is 406 Washington Street. The park is bounded by Washington Street (southwest, first base), North Huron Street (northwest, third base), Monroe Street/Henry Morse Way (northeast, left field) and Msgr. Jerome Schmidt Way/North St. Clair Street (southeast, right field).

The Fifth Third Field is part of a complex that includes the SeaGate Convention Centre and the Huntington Center (formerly known as the Lucas County Arena). The Lucas County Commissioners teamed with HNTB Architecture Inc., a national sports architecture firm located in Kansas City and local architects and landscape architects The Collaborative Inc, of Toledo to design the Mud Hens Stadium. Following nearly two years of planning, the Stadium, with assistance from the City of Toledo and Lucas County, embarked upon an entertainment district expansion creating the district known as Hensville. The $21 million expansion is expected to draw 150,000–200,000 more people to Toledo's downtown. The entertainment district stretches along North St. Clair Street from Washington to Monroe streets, adjacent to the ballpark. The area includes the expanded Swamp Shop, new retail shop Holy Toledo, several rooftop bars, Nine restaurant, Fleetwood's Tap Room, and Hensville Park. In addition to increased traffic for ballgames, the district will also hold events such as outdoor concerts, Monday movie nights, fireworks and other unique weekly events.

Features

Fixed seats: 8,943
Picnic seats: 776
Handicap seats: 86
Seats in the "Roost": 282
Club Level seats: 1,200
Suites: 32

The ballpark's largest crowd occurred on July 29, 2017, when 13,406 fans saw the Hens play the Rochester Red Wings.

Scoreboards

In 2009, the Mud Hens installed new ribbon scoreboards along the first base and third base sides of the ballpark. They are in color and can display a variety of graphics, stats, and the game score. Also, the Mud Hens replaced their Fair Play Scoreboards scoreboard and Barco video board with a Daktronics video board display in left field which is in color and is a complete matrix board that shows the line score of the game. It is also zoned on the top 70% where it shows the current batter, animations, games, and replays. The new Daktronics video board also replaced the Fair Play message board below the old Fair Play scoreboard.

In 2019, the Mud Hens, along with Daktronics installed a brand new 2,500-square-foot LED video display and two new ribbon scoreboards. The main video display is measured at 37 ft (11.28 m) high by 68.5 ft (20.88 m) wide. The main display, like the previous one, can show game score, live video, replays, current batter, graphics, and sponsored messages. The ribbon scoreboards are measured at around 3.5 ft (1.07 m) high by 157 ft (47.85 m) long. Similar to the main display, these scoreboards are capable of showing supplemental information such as the current batter, statistics, game score, graphics, and sponsored messages. Both video displays feature a 15HD pixel layout for high image clarity and contrast.

First game

On April 9, 2002, Fifth Third Field hosted its first game as the Toledo Mud Hens faced off against the Norfolk Tides. The Mud Hens had a 2–0 lead going to the top of the fourth. The Tides scored five runs to take a 5–2 lead over the Mud Hens. Then the Mud Hens answered back scoring five unanswered runs to win 7–5.

References

"Farr to Join Taft at Hens' Groundbreaking Ritual". Toledo Blade. October 20, 2000. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
^ Knight, Graham (October 21, 2009). "Fifth Third Field". Baseball Pilgrimages. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
"Series 4G Grease Duct Saves Costs and Enhances Look of New Mudhens Stadium" (PDF). Metal Fabrication, Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
"Gateway Sports & Recreation". The Gateway Group. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
"Triple-A All-Star Game Results (2003–2007)". Triple-A Baseball. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
Starr, Mark (August 5, 2002). "Cheat Sheet: Minor-League Baseball". Newsweek. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
Pahigian, Josh (May 10, 2008). "The Best of the Minor Leagues". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2008.
Wagner, John (August 18, 2001). "Fifth Third Seals the Deal". Toledo Blade. pp. C1, C5. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
de Boer, Roberta (January 6, 1999). "Ballpark's Bright Site Named Right". Toledo Blade. p. 12. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
Eder, Steve (April 15, 2005). "Businesses Flock Near Hens". Toledo Blade. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
Jones, Mike (February 9, 2000). "Ballpark Design Contracto Up for Vote". Toledo Blade. p. 12. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
Guyton, Lissa. "Behind the scenes at new downtown Toledo entertainment district". www.13abc.com. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
^ "Hensville is a game changer - The Blade". www.toledoblade.com. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
"Fifth Third Field - By the Numbers". Toledo Mud Hens Baseball Club, Inc. February 19, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
Rains, Lucas. "Hicks walks off in front of record-setting crowd". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
"Toledo Mud Hens to Reveal New Daktronics Displays for 2009 Season" (Press release). Daktronics. March 19, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
"New video displays coming in 2019". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

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Events and tenants
Preceded byNed Skeldon Stadium	Home of the Toledo Mud Hens 2002–present	Succeeded bycurrent
Preceded byRaley Field	Site of the Triple-A All-Star Game 2006	Succeeded byIsotopes Park

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Established in 1965 Based in Toledo, Ohio
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League championships (3)	1968 2005 2006

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History

Transportation

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Attractions

Shopping malls

Businesses

Former	Champion (acquired) Kirk (defunct) Lane Drug (acquired) Lasalle & Koch (acquired) Libbey-Owens-Ford (acquired) Lion Store (acquired) Seaway Food Town (acquired) Tiedtke's (defunct) Toledo Scale (acquired) Willys (acquired)

Hospitals

Mercy	St. Charles St. Vincent St. Vincent Children's Perrysburg Hospital
ProMedica	Bay Park Flower Toledo Toledo Children's
University of Toledo	UTMC
McLaren	St. Luke's (defunct)

Education

Secondary	Catholic Public
Tertiary	Bowling Green State University Davis College Lourdes University Mercy College of Ohio Owens Community College Professional Skills Institute Stautzenberger College Toledo Academy of Beauty University of Toledo

Sports

Professional	Mud Hens (MiLB) Walleye (ECHL)
College	Toledo Rockets Bowling Green Falcons Lourdes Gray Wolves
High school	Toledo City League TRAC NLL TAAC
Golf Tournaments	Solheim Cup (2021) U.S. Open (1920, 1931, 1957, 1979) PGA Championship (1986, 1993) NCAA Men's Championship (1944, 2009) Dana Open Glass City Classic
Venues	Fifth Third Field Huntington Center Inverness Club Highland Meadows Golf Club Speedway (Menards 200) Sports Arena (defunct) Glass Bowl Savage Arena Ned Skeldon Stadium Tam-O-Shanter

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