LoanDepot Park
LoanDepot Park (officially stylized as loanDepot park, and named Marlins Park until 2021) is a retractable roof stadium located in Miami, Florida. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins.[15] It is located on 17 acres (6.9 ha) on the site of the former Miami Orange Bowl in Little Havana about 2 miles (3 km) west of Downtown Miami. Construction was completed in March 2012 for the 2012 season.
Former names
Marlins Park (2012–2020)
501 Marlins Way
Free City of Miami Trolley from
Civic Center Marlins Shuttle[1] from Culmer
Four main parking garages and six surface lots
37,446 (March 11, 2017 World Baseball Classic. USA vs Dom. Rep.)[4]
Left field line – 344 ft (105 m)
Left-center power alley – 386 ft (118 m)
Center field – 400 ft (120 m)
Right-center power alley – 387 ft (118 m)
Right field line – 335 ft (102 m)
Backstop: – 47 ft (14.3 m) 
928,000 sq ft (86,200 m2)
- Grass (2012–2019)
- Shaw Sports B1K (2020–present)[5]
July 1, 2009 (Start of construction preparations)
July 18, 2009 (Ceremonial groundbreaking)[6]
March 5, 2012 (High school baseball game)
March 6, 2012 (exhibition game)
April 1, 2012 (spring training game)
April 4, 2012 (regular season)
International Facilities Group[10]
Bliss & Nyitray, Inc (bowl and track)
Walter P Moore (roof)
M-E Engineers, Inc.[11]
LoanDepot Park was LEED certified as the greenest MLB park in 2012.[16] The building is the sixth MLB stadium to have a retractable roof. With a seating capacity of 37,442,[2] it is the third-smallest stadium in Major League Baseball by official capacity, and the smallest by actual capacity.
The facility hosted a second-round pool of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, a first-round pool of the 2017 World Baseball Classic, the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and the championship game of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The park also hosts soccer matches, fundraising galas, and other events during the winter. It also hosted the Miami Beach Bowl from 2014 through 2016.
The stadium is designed in a neomodern form of baseball architecture.
History[edit]
Planning[edit]
Prior to the construction of LoanDepot Park, the Marlins played home games at what was originally known as Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami Gardens, which was known by a number of different names during the Marlins' tenure there. Joe Robbie Stadium was built in 1987 as home to the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL), and was designed as a multi-purpose stadium built primarily for football, but its design also accommodated baseball and soccer. Dolphins founder Joe Robbie believed it was a foregone conclusion that MLB would come to South Florida, so he wanted the stadium designed to make any necessary renovations for baseball as seamless as possible. The Marlins arrived in 1993 and during their time at the stadium, the Marlins drew more than 3 million people in their inaugural season and also won two World Series titles, in 1997 and 2003. The stadium continues to be home to the Dolphins, and since 2008, the Miami Hurricanes from the University of Miami.
The Marlins' front office commissioned several works of art and other notable features around the stadium.
Notable baseball events[edit]
Marlins Park hosted Pool 2 during the second round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic on March 12–16, 2013.[73]
In September 2013, Henderson Álvarez pitched a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers, recording four strikeouts and one walk. The game was scoreless up to the 9th inning. In the bottom of 9th, with the Marlins at bat and the bases loaded, Luke Putkonen surrendered the game-winning run by unleashing a wild pitch, allowing Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton to score from 3rd base. This no-hitter was unusual in that it ended with a walk-off wild pitch. This was the first no-hitter to be pitched at Marlins park, with the next no-hitter being pitched by Marlins pitcher Edinson Vólquez in June 2017.
The Marlins and their fans experienced the first rain delay at Marlins Park on April 6, 2015. During a sold-out Opening Day game against the Atlanta Braves, a shower moved over the stadium with the roof open. The bottom of the 2nd inning was interrupted for 16 minutes while the roof was closed; the field, however, was sufficiently wet to cause players to slip several times during the remainder of the game, a 2–1 Braves victory.[74]
On June 20, 2016, Marlins Park saw the most-ever home runs hit in one game at the park, with eight in a 5–3 win by the Colorado Rockies over the Marlins. This also set a Major League record for solo home runs accounting for all the scoring in a game, surpassing the previous record of five.[75][76]
From March 9 to 13, 2017, Marlins Park hosted Pool C in the four-pool, first round of the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
Marlins Park hosted the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July 2017. This was the first time the Miami Marlins hosted the midsummer classic, after the 2000 All-Star Game was moved to Atlanta.
From March 11 to 20, 2023, it hosted Pool D and the knockout rounds of the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The championship game was held on March 21.[77]
Non-baseball events[edit]
College football[edit]
The Miami Beach Bowl college football bowl game was played at Marlins Park every December from 2014 through 2016. The bowl was moved to Frisco, Texas for 2017 and is now known as the Frisco Bowl.
On November 23, 2019, the FIU Panthers upset the Miami Hurricanes 30–24 in a nonconference football game.
Soccer[edit]
The stadium hosted its first non-baseball event when Venezuela and Nigeria national teams played a match on November 14, 2012. The field was configured for soccer by covering the infield dirt, placing one goal near the Marlins' dugout on the third-base side and the other in front of the visitors' bullpen in right field.
In January 2013, Marlins Park began hosting the Miami Soccer Challenge as part of a three-year partnership with Global Football Challenge.[78]
The super-columns are all nearly complete, with one crossbeam already in place, which will support the retractable roof, February 6, 2010
The site on July 2, 2010. The interior bowl is being completed on the west side, from a view at the outfield
The site on November 6, 2010. The main center roof being constructed
February 15, 2011
Adjacent parking structure on February 15, 2011
The site two weeks before completion of the final roof panel on March 13, 2011
The site on August 13, 2011, as seen from the Dolphin Expressway (SR 836) traveling east
Construction on August 25, 2011
