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Some facts that you didn't know.


 * Target Field’s footprint is only 8.5 acres large – the smallest in Major League Baseball – but it covers a total of 10.5-acres when looked at from above because portions of it extend over surrounding roadways.
 * Target Field is the first baseball only park for the Twins. Prior to Target Field, the Twins had shared the same sports venue with the Minnesota Vikings (Metrodome and Metropolitan Stadium).
 * The main scoreboard is the fourth largest in the majors. It measures 57 feet tall by 101 feet wide.
 * The live turf was grown at Graff’s Turf Farms, Inc. in Fort Morgan, Colorado. It was shipped to Target Field in 19 refrigerated trucks, and installed within 24 hours of being cut.
 * The turf is heated to about 40 degrees in the winter to keep it in tip top shape for the next season.
 * Target Field’s facade is built with more than 100, 000 square feet of limestone from southwest Minnesota.
 * There are 54 luxury suites that range in price from $90,000-$200,000 per year.
 * Target Field will feature one of the closest seating bowls to the playing field in all of Major League Baseball, and will have approximately 18,500 infield seats.
 * The upper deck is partially protected by a large canopy and has heated concourses, restrooms, concessions and restaurants to help fans deal with bad weather.
 * The U.S. Green Building Council awarded Target Field LEED Silver Certification, only the second MLB ballpark that has attained this standard by April 2010. (Nationals Park in Washington, D.C is the other LEED certified ballpark)
 * For 2010, the team sold a team record 24,000 season tickets. The old record was more than 11,000 in 2009. They are on track to sell out the 2010 season, and could sell close to 3.2 million tickets.