| Welcome to PNC Park, one of the most beautiful and intimate ballparks in Major League Baseball. Ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Pirates' home took place on April 7, 1999 and opening day took place just two years later on April 9, 2001 with a sellout crowd of 36,954. It is named PNC Park after PNC Bank, who paid in excess of $30 million for the naming rights.
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