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in dollars) | architect = NBBJ 360 Architecture | project_manager = The Vosk Group LLP〔(Vosk Group - Safeco Field )〕 | structural engineer = Magnusson Klemencic Associates〔 | services engineer = Flack + Kurtz Inc.〔(Flack + Kurtz - Safeco Field )〕 | general_contractor = Hunt-Kiewit〔(Ballparks.com - Safeco Field )〕 | main_contractors = The Erection Company Inc.〔 | former_names = | tenants = Seattle Mariners (MLB) (1999–present) | seating_capacity = Baseball: 47,574 Football: 30,144 | record_attendance = WrestleMania XIX 54,097 | dimensions = Left Field - Left-Center - Center Field - Right-Center - Right Field - Backstop - }} Safeco Field (sometimes referred to as Safeco or The Safe) is a retractable roof baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington. Owned and operated by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District, it is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) and has a seating capacity of 47,574 for baseball.〔 It is located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, near the western terminus of Interstate 90, and hosted its first game on July 15, 1999. During the 1990s, the suitability of the Mariners' original stadium—the Kingdome—as an MLB facility came under doubt, and the team's ownership group threatened to relocate the team. In September 1995, King County voters defeated a ballot measure to secure public funding for a new baseball stadium. Shortly thereafter, the Mariners' first appearance in the MLB postseason and their victory in the 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS) renewed a public desire to keep the team in town. As a result, the Washington State Legislature approved an alternate means of funding for the stadium with public money. The site for the stadium, just south of the Kingdome, was selected in September 1996 and construction began in March 1997. Aside from the Mariners, Safeco Field is also used for amateur baseball events including the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association high school state championships and one Washington Huskies game per season. Major non-baseball events that have been held at Safeco Field include the 2001 Seattle Bowl (the game attracted 30,144), as well as WrestleMania XIX in 2003 which attracted the stadiums record attendance of 54,097. Naming rights to the stadium are owned by Seattle-based Safeco Insurance. Safeco reportedly paid $40 million to have its name on the stadium for 20 years. The bonds issued to finance Safeco Field were retired on October 1, 2011, five years earlier than anticipated. ==Location and transportation== Safeco Field is located in the SoDo district of downtown Seattle, bounded by Dave Niehaus Way South (a block of 1st Avenue S.) to the west, and Edgar Martínez Drive S. (formerly S. Atlantic Street) to the south, S. Royal Brougham Way to the north (S. Connecticut St. until 1979), and BNSF railroad tracks to the east. The stadium is located near the western terminus of Interstate 90. Parking is available at the stadium's parking garage located across Edgar Martínez Drive, the CenturyLink Field garage to the North, as well as other privately operated lots in the area. Public transportation is available along the arterial streets surrounding the stadium. Additionally, the stadium is convenient to Sounder commuter rail service at nearby King Street Station.〔(Appeals court allows Metro shuttle to Seahawks/Mariners games )〕 Safeco Field is also served by Sound Transit's Central Link light rail line and local Metro bus routes via the nearby Stadium Station. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Safeco Field」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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