{{Short description|Baseball park in Rosemont, Illinois, US}} {{Distinguish|Ballpark at Rosemont}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox venue | name = Impact Field | logo_image = Impact Field.PNG | image = File:ImpactField2022.jpg | location = 9850 Balmoral Ave, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | coordinates = {{Coord|41.9782126|-87.8717364|format=dms|type:landmark_source:wikidata_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = | built = | opened = {{Start date and age|2018|5|25}} | closed = | demolished = | owner = Village of Rosemont | operator = | surface = Grass | construction_cost = $60 million | architect = AECOM | project_manager = | structural_engineer = TGRWA | general_contractor = | public_transit = {{rint|chicago|ncs}} at {{stl|Metra|Rosemont}} | former_names = | tenants = Chicago Dogs (AA) (2018–present) | seating_capacity = Baseball: 8,300 <br />Concerts: 10,000 | dimensions = Left Field: {{convert|312|ft|m}}<br>Center Field: {{convert|390|ft|m}}<br>Right Field: {{convert|294|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Wessell|first=Todd|title=Owners Of New Minor League Team In Rosemont Tout Ballpark, Opportunity|work=Journal Online|url=http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_192d7f4a-3752-11e7-a3c9-d3fbe6ca14bd.html|date=2017-09-13|accessdate=2017-09-15}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://rosemont.com/impact-field/}} }}
'''Impact Field''' is a baseball park in Rosemont, Illinois, U.S., which is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is the home of the Chicago Dogs, an independent league baseball team playing in the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. It is located near O'Hare International Airport, as well as Allstate Arena, the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and the Fashion Outlets of Chicago.
In 2013, Bradley Stephens, the mayor of Rosemont, proposed the area of where Impact Field is now located as a possible site for a new Chicago Cubs stadium.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rogers |first=Phil |date=2013-03-18 |title=Rosemont Mayor Pitches New Stadium for Cubs |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/Rosemont-Mayor-Ptiches-New-Stadium-for-Cubs-198847751.html |accessdate=2017-09-15 |website=NBC Chicago}}</ref>
In September 2017, Impact Networking, a provider of business technology services, purchased the naming rights to the ballpark, then under construction, for a 12-year period, for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{cite web |last=Placek |first=Christopher |date=2017-09-13 |title=New Rosemont baseball stadium to be called Impact Field |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170913/new-rosemont-baseball-stadium-to-be-called-impact-field |accessdate=2017-09-15 |website=Ballpark Digest}}</ref>
The ballpark seats 8,300 people for baseball, and it opened in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact Field |url=https://rosemont.com/impact-field/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> It features a double-sided digital scoreboard, which is visible to more than 70 million cars that travel on Interstate 294 each year.
The Chicago Dogs played their first game at Impact Field on May 25, 2018. They lost to the visiting Kansas City T-Bones, 8–4, in front of 6,317 people.<ref>{{cite web|last=Reaven|first=Steve|title=Chicago Dogs lose after ninth-inning collapse, but fans are winners at Impact Field|website=Chicago Tribune|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/franklin-park/sports/ct-fhj-chicago-dogs-home-opener-impact-field-tl-0531-story.html|date=May 24, 2018|accessdate=May 26, 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{official website}} * [https://thechicagodogs.com/ Chicago Dogs]
{{American Association Ballparks}}
Category:2018 establishments in Illinois Category:Baseball venues in Illinois Category:Chicago Dogs Category:Minor league baseball venues Category:Rosemont, Illinois Category:Sports venues completed in 2018 Category:Sports venues in Cook County, Illinois