Metrodome

The roof of the Metrodome consists of two layers of Teflon requiring an air-support of 250,000 ft3/min, making it the largest application of Teflon material on Earth.  Due to the fact that the Metrodome is an indoor stadium, Astroturf and SuperTurf have been used for many years until 2004 to present, when FieldTurf is now used because of its similarity to real grass.  The most recent additions to this ballpark are the utilization of several new rows for great seating behind the home plate in 2007 that were formerly used for football games.  Ticket sales are as high as ever for this multi-sport stadium as the Minnesota Twins look to go all the way this year. 

For more than 20 years, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome has played host to the Minnesota Twins. Although the Metrodome is best known as the home of the Twins, it's the only stadium in the world to play host to the World Series (1987 and 1991), Major League Baseball's All-Star Game (1985), the Super Bowl (XXVI, 1992) and the NCAA Final Four Basketball Tournament (1992 & 2001). The Metrodome was build by the state of Minnesota for a reasonable cost of around $68 million. The Metrodome also includes 7,600 retractable seats in right field, the largest such section of any stadium in the world.

It can be used for baseball or football purposes, and the switch can take place in as little as four hours. Before the 1994 season, the Twins moved both dugouts closer to the playing field in order to add a few rows of seats throughout the Metrodome. After the work had been completed, an additional 900 seats were added to the stadium bringing the total capacity over 45,000. The pitcher's mound, 18 feet in diameter and weighing an estimated 23,000 pounds, is powered by an electric motor.

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