Chase Field

Chase Field in downtown Phoenix is the retractable-roof home of the Diamondbacks, built to shield fans and players from brutal desert summer heat while still feeling like an open ballpark once the roof rolls back on cooler nights. It was one of the first MLB parks to include a swimming pool beyond the outfield wall, a 415-foot cannonball shot that can be rented for groups and has become one of baseball's most recognizable novelty features. The natural-grass field, air-conditioned concourses, and center-field batter's eye give it a distinct feel among retractable-roof parks. It remains one of the loudest domes in baseball when the roof is closed for the postseason.

The ballpark opened in 1998 as Bank One Ballpark ("the BOB") and was renamed Chase Field in 2005 after a bank merger. In just its fourth season, it hosted the Diamondbacks' dramatic 2001 World Series triumph over the Yankees, with Arizona winning Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 at home to complete the title in seven games — still the franchise's only championship. That fast title made Chase Field one of the quickest ballparks in modern history to host a World Series winner. It has since become a fixture of Phoenix's sports and entertainment core alongside Footprint Center and the Footprint arena district.