The Rockies’ rise into a playoff chase this season, they hope, will propel the club into contention for several years. On Wednesday, they announced the construction of a new Coors Field scoreboard to match.

The video board hanging on a steel lattice frame in left field will be replaced by a high-definition video component during the winter after an agreement between the Rockies and the Metropolitan Baseball Stadium District, the state division that owns Coors Field.

The Rockies will also install a new speaker sound system for their home ballpark.

“A new scoreboard I’m hoping will last 15 years. The last one lasted 10,” Rockies owner Dick Monfort told The Denver Post in March, after the Rockies signed a new $200 million, 30-year lease to remain at Coors Field. “And the software that runs it, we are so far behind everybody else, it’s a joke. We’re worried things will break down. We have a real concern we can do the basics (with the current scoreboard).”

The Rockies will partner with Daktronics to install a large-format LED video display and scoreboard measuring 8,369 square feet — about twice as large as the current Coors Field scoreboard. The board will be uniquely shaped, with a mountain cutout atop the display.

In an 11th-hour deal completed in March, the Rockies and the Stadium District agreed to a long-term lease that will keep the Rockies at Coors Field through 2047, when the stadium will turn 53 years old. Monfort and the club then moved quickly to upgrade its video component. Related Articles September 20, 2020 Rockies’ starter Antonio Senzatela emerges as bright spot in 2020

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The Broncos in 2013 unveiled a new 220-feet long, 40-feet high video board above the the south end zone at Mile High Stadium.

The 10-year-old scoreboard at Coors Field became outdated quickly, even for a team that prides itself on the classic feel of its stadium. The software that runs the board nearly became incompatible with the board itself, especially as advanced statistics have become a fashionable part of following a baseball game as a fan.

For Monfort, a new scoreboard was also a necessity to ensure Coors Field survives and thrives. It is already the third-oldest stadium in the National League, younger only than Wrigley Field in Chicago and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium installed two 1080p HD video boards in 2013. Wrigley Field installed a 42-by-95-foot video board above left field in 2015 as part of a $500 million renovation.

“Baseball stadiums really have the ability to last for time, different than a football stadium or arena,” Monfort said. “They can gain in popularity. It makes sense to keep it up, and it saves a hell of a lot of money. Coors Field is a stadium that will last over time. It has the ability to keep up with the times.”