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Globe Life Field Construction UPDATE FACTS AND FIGURES » Over four million man hours have been completed on the Globe Life Field project to date. An estimated one million man hours of work is left until the project is complete. » HKS is the design architect for the project, and Manhattan Construction Company is the construction manager. » Approximately 1,400 workers are on-site daily. » The official groundbreaking for Globe Life Field took place on Sept. 28, 2017, with construction beginning the following week. » The new 1.8-million-square-foot ballpark is located on 13 acres just south of the current Globe Life Park in Arlington. » Seating capacity is approximately 40,300 » The Rangers will play the St. Louis Cardinals in an exhibition game on March 23, 2020. CLOSING THE ROOF: The 5.5-acre retractable roof at Globe Life Field was closed for the first time on Dec. 5, marking a major milestone for the project. 4