Impact Field is a
baseball park
A ballpark, or baseball park, is a type of sports venue where baseball is played. The playing field is divided into the infield, an area whose dimensions are rigidly defined, and the outfield, where dimensions can vary widely from place to pla ...
in
Rosemont, Illinois, US, 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 opened in 2018, and seats 6,300 people. The ballpark features a double-sided digital scoreboard, which is visible to more than 70 million cars that travel on
Interstate 294
Interstate 294 (I-294) is a tolled auxiliary Interstate Highway in northeastern Illinois. It forms the southern portion of the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. I-294 runs from South Holland at I-80/ I-94 and Illinois Route 394 (IL 394) to N ...
each year.
In 2013, Bradley Stephens, the mayor of Rosemont, proposed the area of Impact Field as a possible site for a new
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...
stadium. It is located near
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport , sometimes referred to as, Chicago O'Hare, or simply O'Hare, is the main international airport serving Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's Northwest Side, approximately northwest of the Chicago Loop, ...
, as well as
Allstate Arena, the
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and the
Fashion Outlets of Chicago.
In September 2017, Impact Networking, a provider of business technology services, purchased the naming rights to the ballpark over 12 years for an undisclosed sum.
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 a sell-out crowd of 6,317 people.
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Chicago Dogs
{{American Association Ballparks
Baseball venues in Illinois
Chicago Dogs
Rosemont, Illinois
2018 establishments in Illinois
Sports venues completed in 2018