2026 Magnet Schedule
vs Chicago Cubs · Apr 3
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
Progressive Field
Cleveland, OHEst. 199434,788 seatsMLB
The second-oldest retro-classic ballpark after Camden Yards.
PHOTO: J. Miers · CC BY-SA 1.0
Architecture & History
Progressive Field (originally Jacobs Field) opened in 1994 as part of Cleveland's Gateway Sports Complex. It was one of the first retro-modern ballparks and helped spark the stadium-building boom of the late 1990s.
Build specs
- OPENED
- April 4, 1994
- ARCHITECT
- HOK Sport (now Populous)
- COST
- $175M
Statues & Exterior
STATUES & MONUMENTS
Jim Thome Statue
Heritage Park
Depicts Thome pointing his bat toward the stands — his signature pre-at-bat gesture.
EXTERIOR FEATURES
Heritage Park
Center Field
Open-air museum celebrating Cleveland baseball history from the 1800s to today.
Names & History
1994–2008
Jacobs Field
Named for team owner Richard Jacobs.
2008–present
Progressive Field
Current naming rights holder.
Also known as
The Jake
The Food
MUST TRY
Polish Boy Sausage
A kielbasa in a bun topped with french fries, coleslaw, and hot sauce. A Cleveland original found nowhere else.
SIGNATURE
Polish Boy Sausage
Various stands
Kielbasa in a bun topped with french fries, coleslaw, and hot sauce. A Cleveland original.
LOCAL
Bertman's Ballpark Mustard Dog
Hot dog stands
All-beef hot dog with Bertman's Ballpark Mustard, a Cleveland staple since 1925.
The Beer
Ohio CraftLocal Only
Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
Great Lakes Brewing
The Cleveland craft institution. Dortmunder Gold has won more awards than any Ohio beer.
Sun & Weather Guide
Day Games (1:10 PM)SUN
Sections 101-115, Right Field
Right field bleachers catch full sun.
Day Games (1:10 PM)MIXED
Sections 460-480, Upper Third Base
Upper deck third base side is first in shade.
Evening Games (7:10 PM)MIXED
All Sections
Downtown skyline blocks sun early for evening starts.
Insider Tips
01
The One Thing
Eat a Polish Boy. The Polish Boy sandwich — kielbasa on a bun with coleslaw and Cleveland-style BBQ sauce — is a Cleveland original virtually unknown outside the city.
02
The Mustard
Bertman's Original Ballpark Mustard has been at Cleveland baseball games since 1925. Use it on everything.
03
Arrive Early
Get to the Banter Beer & Wine Hall in left field before the first pitch. Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald Porter on draft, in Cleveland, at a baseball game.
04
The Pierogi Race
The Pierogi Race runs in the fifth inning. Five costumed pierogies race the warning track. Choose your pierogi and commit publicly.
05
Parking Reality
The RTA Red Line stops at East 9th Street, a 5-minute walk from Progressive Field. The rapid transit is genuinely convenient.
06
Best Value Seat
Terrace Box sections 527–545 along the third base side. The Cleveland skyline is visible beyond left field from these sections.
2026 Promotions at Progressive Field
Bark in the Park
vs Chicago White Sox · Apr 27
Kyle Manzardo 'The Manzo-lorian' Bobblehead
vs Minnesota Twins · May 9
Pilgrim Stops Near Cleveland
Weird, wonderful, and worth the detour.
museum
Tony Packo's Hot Dog Bun Museum
Toledo's legendary Hungarian hot dog joint since 1930. Celebrities sign a plastic hot dog bun instead of a menu. Burt Reynolds signed a real bun. M*A*S*H's Klinger made this place famous.
+ 20 min detour
museum
Toledo Museum of Art
One of America's finest art museums, free, in the glass capital — with a building made of glass.
+ 60 min detourFREE
bizarre
Cedar Point Sandusky
17 roller coasters on a Lake Erie peninsula — more than any park in the world, since 1870.
+ 120 min detour
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