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in dollars) | architect = Rossetti Architects | services engineer = Progressive AE〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nexteng.com/Don_Nolte_resume.pdf )〕 | general_contractor = Wolverine Building Group〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ascribehq.com/wolverine-building-group/portfolio/1255 )〕 |tenants = West Michigan Whitecaps (1994–present) |seating_capacity = 9,684 | dimensions = Left field: Center field: Right field: }} Fifth Third Ballpark is a baseball stadium located in Comstock Park, Michigan, just north of Grand Rapids. Established as Old Kent Park in 1994, the stadium hosts a minor league baseball team, the West Michigan Whitecaps, and other sporting events. The ballpark's Fifth Third Burger was featured on an episode of Man v. Food. A fire damaged some of the first base side of the stadium on January 3, 2014, but the stadium re-opened in time to host the Whitecaps for the 2014 season. ==The stadium== Fifth Third Ballpark is home to the West Michigan Whitecaps, a professional minor league baseball team, and class A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Fifth Third Ballpark was originally built in 1994 as Old Kent Park. The name was changed when Fifth Third Bank purchased Old Kent Bank in 2000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whitecaps-baseball.com/BALLPARK/history.html )〕 Fifth Third Ballpark opened with a seating capacity of 5,701 has been expanded in 1996 to seat 10,700, and 1999 to seat 11,000. It currently has a seating capacity of 9,684, including 8,025 fixed chairback seats.〔 The stadium was built entirely with private funds. No taxpayer dollars were used in the construction.〔 In addition to baseball, Fifth Third Ballpark can also be used for other events including motorsports and concerts, where it seats up to 15,000. The ballpark hosts a large display of Christmas lights. The ballpark is also notable for its ''Fifth Third Burger'', a , 4,800-calorie burger made with five burger patties and topped with American cheese, nacho cheese sauce, chili, shredded lettuce, diced tomato, salsa, sour cream, and tortilla chips, all stuffed inside an sesame seed bun. On the Season 2 "Baseball Special" episode of The Travel Channel's ''Man v. Food'', host Adam Richman participated in a challenge in which he had to eat this burger in under the final 2 innings of the Whitecaps game (that is, after the 7th Inning Stretch). Adam won the challenge on behalf of "man", earning him a commemorative "Call 911" T-shirt and his photo posted on the Wall of Fame. As of the time of the July 2009 taping, 1,213 Fifth Third Burgers had been sold with Richman becoming just the 157th person to earn the T-shirt. On September 29, 2007, Grand Valley State University defeated Wayne State University, 41–10, in the first-ever football game to be played at Fifth Third Ballpark. Grand Valley wore "Throwback" uniforms for the event. On January 3, 2014, a fire broke out in one of the skyboxes, destroying much of the first base side of the structure and several skyboxes. Employees at the park at the time were able to escape without injury. The stadium reopened in time for Opening Day, and remodeling finished in time for the ballpark to host the 2014 Midwest League All-Star Game. 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「Fifth Third Ballpark」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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