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Opening in 1994, Ameriquest Field in Arlington is a ballpark featuring a mixture of old and new ballparks. With an aging Arlington Stadium, a new ballpark for the Texas Rangers needed to be built. The Rangers began lobbying for a new stadium in the late 1980s. On October 24, 1990, an agreement between the Texas Rangers and the City of Arlington was reached to build a new stadium. Constructed just a quarter of a mile from Arlington Stadium, construction began April 24, 1992. Construction took only 23 months for the stadium to be built. Originally named the Ballpark in Arlington, the Rangers played their first game at the ballpark on April 11, 1994 against the Milwaukee Brewers. In May 2004, Ameriquest Mortgage Company bought the naming rights to the ballpark for $75 million over 30 years, giving the ballparks its current name, Ameriquest Field in Arlington. The Rangers chose to build a retro-style ballpark along the lines of Oriole Park at Camden Yards and Jacobs Field. However, unlike those stadiums, which were situated on irregular plots of land in crowded downtown areas, Ameriquest Field was built on one of the old Arlington Stadium parking lots. Thus, the irregular dimensions of the outfield were planned independently rather than forced by neighboring structures.
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