Sahlen Field

Opened in 1988

About Sahlen Field

Sahlen Field is recorded as an MLB stadium in Buffalo, New York. It opened in 1988. It was designed by Populous. Its recorded capacity is 16,600. Its only tenant was Toronto Blue Jays (MLB, 2020, 2021). On our ranked lists it ranks 5th for most name changes among 121 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Pilot Field (1988–1994), North AmeriCare Park (1995–1998), Dunn Tire Park (1999–2008) and Coca-Cola Field (2009–2018).

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Venue Information

Capacity

16,600

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1988

Address

1 James D. Griffin Plaza, Buffalo, New York 14203

Elevation

607 ft

185 m above sea level

Architect

Populous

Operator

Buffalo Bisons

Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

Teams

Home seasons at Sahlen Field by team, 1988–2021. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Toronto Blue Jays While based here: 2 seasons · 123-99 regular season · 1 postseason trip MLB · 2020–2021 Territory map on ImperialismMap Exhibition Stadium 1977–1989 Rogers Centre 1990–2019 Sahlen Field 2020–2021 TD Ballpark 2021 Temporary Rogers Centre 2021–present	MLB	2020–2021

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

A season split between two home venues counts in full at each.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Sahlen Field?

The capacity of Sahlen Field is 16,600.

When was Sahlen Field built?

Sahlen Field opened in 1988.

Who designed Sahlen Field?

Sahlen Field was designed by Populous.

Who operates Sahlen Field?

Sahlen Field is operated by Buffalo Bisons.

Where did the Toronto Blue Jays play before Sahlen Field?

Before moving to Sahlen Field in 2020, the Toronto Blue Jays played at Rogers Centre from 1990 to 2019.

Where did the Toronto Blue Jays play after Sahlen Field?

After leaving Sahlen Field in 2021, the Toronto Blue Jays moved to TD Ballpark in 2021. They played there until 2021.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.

Historical Names

Sahlen Field

2019 - Present

Current

Location

Coordinates: 42.8813, -78.8743

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium	1940–2009	0.3 mi
KeyBank Center	1996–	0.4 mi
Olympic Park (I)	1884–1889	1.7 mi
War Memorial Stadium	1937–1989	1.9 mi
Riverside Park	1878–1884	2.0 mi
Olympic Park II	1890–	2.4 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

Toronto Blue Jays

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.