# Impact Field

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{{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](/source/Rosemont%2C_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/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](/source/Chicago_Dogs) ([AA](/source/American_Association_of_Professional_Baseball)) (2018–present)
| seating_capacity = [Baseball](/source/Baseball): 8,300 <br />[Concerts](/source/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](/source/baseball_park) in [Rosemont, Illinois](/source/Rosemont%2C_Illinois), U.S., which is part of the [Chicago metropolitan area](/source/Chicago_metropolitan_area). It is the home of the [Chicago Dogs](/source/Chicago_Dogs), an [independent league baseball](/source/independent_league_baseball) team playing in the [American Association of Independent Professional Baseball](/source/American_Association_of_Independent_Professional_Baseball). It is located near [O'Hare International Airport](/source/O'Hare_International_Airport), as well as [Allstate Arena](/source/Allstate_Arena), the [Donald E. Stephens Convention Center](/source/Donald_E._Stephens_Convention_Center), and the [Fashion Outlets of Chicago](/source/Fashion_Outlets_of_Chicago).

In 2013, [Bradley Stephens](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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

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