7 17 Credit Union Park
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| Former names | Canal Park (1997–2025) |
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| Address | 300 South Main Street Akron, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 41°04′41″N 81°31′20″W / 41.077924°N 81.522202°W |
| Owner | City of Akron |
| Operator | Akron Professional Baseball Inc. |
| Capacity | 7,630 |
| Executive suites | 25 |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Scoreboard | Daktronics 41 ft (12 m) high by 67 ft (20 m) wide |
| Record attendance | 8,375 (May 11, 2016, vs. Erie SeaWolves) |
| Field size | Left Field – 331 ft (101 m) Left Center – 376 ft (115 m) Center Field – 400 ft (120 m) Right Center – 375 ft (114 m) Right Field – 337 ft (103 m) |
| Acreage | 8.2-acre (3.3 ha) |
| Public transit | METRO Regional Transit Authority bus route 1 and 10 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 5, 1996 |
| Opened | April 10, 1997 |
| Construction cost | $31 million ($62.2 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous (formerly HOK Sport) |
| Project manager | H.R. Gray |
| Structural engineer | DLZ, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Bredson & Associates, Inc. |
| General contractor | Summit Construction Co., Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Akron RubberDucks (EL) 1997–present | |
7 17 Credit Union Park is a baseball stadium in Akron, Ohio, United States, that is the home field of the Akron RubberDucks of the Eastern League, the Double-A minor-league affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. Opened in 1997, the stadium was designed by Populous—then known as HOK Sport—the same architectural firm responsible for the Guardians' Progressive Field, which had opened three years earlier. Spearheaded by then-Akron mayor Don Plusquellic, the ballpark was part of redevelopment project designed to entice the RubberDucks franchise, then known as the Canton–Akron Indians, to relocate to Akron from Canton, Ohio, where they played at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium.
The ballpark was known as Canal Park from its opening through the 2025 season for its location adjacent to the Ohio and Erie Canal, which runs behind the left-field wall. A naming rights deal with 7 17 Credit Union, based in Warren, Ohio, was announced after the 2025 season. 7 17 Credit Union Park has an official capacity of 7,630 people, the result of a 2014 renovation project that reduced seating capacity from its original 8,500.