PNC Park

Groundbreaking was on April 7, 1999 and the ballpark opened on March 31, 2001, after roughly 24 months of construction. Kansas City-based Populous, then HOK Sport, designed it in collaboration with L.D. Astorino & Associates. PNC Financial Services purchased the naming rights in August 1998 for $30 million over 20 years, and a 2021 extension runs the agreement through 2031. Four statues stand at the ballpark: Honus Wagner, first unveiled at Forbes Field in 1955, at the home plate entrance; Roberto Clemente, originally installed outside Three Rivers Stadium in 1994 and relocated here after that stadium's demolition; Willie Stargell, unveiled on April 7, 2001; and Bill Mazeroski, added at the right-field entrance on Mazeroski Way during the 2010 season. The Roberto Clemente Bridge, formerly the Sixth Street Bridge, stands near the southeast corner of the site. Three published rankings name the ballpark: the ESPN.com writer Jim Caple ranked it the best stadium in Major League Baseball with a score of 95 out of 100, a 2017 Washington Post panel ranked it the second-best, and ABC News named it among America's 7 Best Ballparks in 2010.