{"id":668794,"date":"2026-04-07T17:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/668794\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:32:17","slug":"colorado-rockies-roll-out-facility-upgrades-to-modernize-coors-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/668794\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Rockies roll out facility upgrades to modernize Coors Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"DENVER, CO - APRIL 3:  A general view outside the stadium before the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Colorado Rockies in their home opener at Coors Field on April 3, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds\/Getty Images)\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2CJTDSHHBBCEDFFKOFKZ764QMY.jpg\"  width=\"800\" height=\"533\"\/>Upgrades to Coors Field were part of the Rockies\u2019 \u201croad map to modernizing the ballpark with strategic facility upgrades.\u201d Getty Images <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph sections-facilities \">Rockies SVP &amp; Chief Customer Officer for Ballpark Operations Kevin Kahn said that \u201cseveral facility upgrades\u201d at Coors Field were \u201cprioritized before the 2026 MLB season,\u201d according to Kyle Fredrickson of the Colorado Springs GAZETTE. Upgrades include \u201ctwo new HVAC chillers that provide large-scale cooling to indoor spaces across the ballpark\u201d and \u201clarge sections of replaced concrete on the 300-level concourse.\u201d There also is a \u201cnew members-only speakeasy called 1913 with a secret entrance above the Sandlot Brewery.\u201d The upgrades were part of the Rockies\u2019 \u201croad map to modernizing the ballpark with strategic facility upgrades.\u201d Kahn said, \u201cWe want Coors Field to be the baseball icon for the Rocky Mountain region. But, at the same time, knowing that we\u2019ve got to stay relevant and meet the needs and desires of our fans.\u201d Fredrickson noted the most recent changes are \u201clargely upgrades to existing ballpark amenities that ensure safety and a quality fan experience\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/2026\/04\/06\/coors-field-facility-upgrades-allow-ballpark-to-thrive-in-32nd-season-sports-business-insider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/2026\/04\/06\/coors-field-facility-upgrades-allow-ballpark-to-thrive-in-32nd-season-sports-business-insider\/\">Colorado Springs GAZETTE, 4\/6<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Upgrades to Coors Field were part of the Rockies\u2019 \u201croad map to modernizing the ballpark with strategic facility&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":668795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2405],"tags":[5,167,52,4316,9601,4,168],"class_list":{"0":"post-668794","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-colorado-rockies","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-colorado","10":"tag-colorado-rockies","11":"tag-coloradorockies","12":"tag-fan-experience","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-rockies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116364624399656810","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=668794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/668794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/668795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=668794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=668794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=668794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}