Nationals Park
Nationals Park in 2019 | |
| Address | 1500 South Capitol Street SE |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°52′22″N 77°0′27″W / 38.87278°N 77.00750°W |
| Public transit |
Washington Metro at Navy Yard–Ballpark |
| Parking | 14 sanctioned parking lots or garages |
| Owner | Events DC |
| Operator | Washington Nationals |
| Capacity | 41,373 |
| 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, George Washington Colonials) March 29, 2008 (exhibition game) March 30, 2008 (regular season) |
| Construction cost | $693 million ($1.01 billion in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) 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 |
| Tenants | |
| Washington Nationals (MLB) (2008–present) | |
| Website | |
| mlb.com/nationals/ballpark | |
Nationals Park is a baseball stadium along the Anacostia River in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Washington Nationals. Since its completion in 2008, it was the first LEED-certified green major professional sports stadium in the United States.
Designed by HOK Sport and Devrouax & Purnell Architects and Planners, the ballpark was initially expected to cost $670 million, with a later price tag of $693 million to build, financed almost entirely by D.C. This amount included $135 million in an upfront payment from taxpayer funds. The rest of the sum, about $535 million dollars, was funded by municipal bonds, putting the city deeply into debt. An additional $84.2 million was spent on transportation, art, and infrastructure upgrades, bringing the total cost to $783.9 million. The stadium has a capacity of 41,373. The Washington Monument and the Capitol building are visible from the upper decks on the first base side of the field.
Nationals Park hosted the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the first All-Star Game to be played in Washington, D.C., since 1969. It hosted games 3, 4, and 5 of the 2019 World Series, the first in the federal district since 1933.