Plant City Stadium
Location | 1900 S Park Road Plant City, FL 33563-8113 |
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Owner | City of Plant City |
Capacity | 6,700 |
Field size | Left – ft. Center – ft. |
Surface | Grass |
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Opened | 1988 |
Renovated | 1999, 2019 |
Construction cost | $5.7 million (full complex) |
Architect | Lescher & Mahoney |
Tenants | |
Tampa Bay Starfish (USAFL) (2015–) Cincinnati Reds (MLB) (spring training) (1988–1997) VSI Tampa Bay FC (USL Pro) (2013) Tampa Bay Vipers practice facility (XFL) (2020) Four Corners Upper School Coyotes (High School) (2023- |
Plant City Stadium is a stadium in Plant City, Florida with a capacity of about 6,000. It was built in 1988 as the new spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds, who had previously trained at Al Lopez Field in nearby Tampa for many years. In 1998, the Reds left Plant City for Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota. After the departure of the Reds, Plant City Stadium mainly hosted local amateur baseball and softball games.
In 2012, the stadium became the home pitch for several VisionPro Institute developmental soccer teams, including VSI Tampa Bay FC of USL Pro, VSI Tampa Bay FC of the USL Premier Development League, and VSI Tampa Bay FC of the USL W-League.[1] In early 2020, the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL renovated and took over the facility for use as its practice facilities.[2] Starting in the spring of 2023, Plant City Stadium will be the home to the Four Corners Upper School Coyotes Baseball Team.
References
External links
- City of Plant City: Plant City Stadium
- Ballpark Reviews: Plant City Stadium
- Digital Ballparks: Plant City Stadium
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- Established in 1882
- Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
- Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Bank Street Grounds
- League Park
- Palace of the Fans
- Crosley Field
- Riverfront Stadium
- Great American Ball Park
- Spring training
- Majestic Park
- Tinker Field
- Estadio Sixto Escobar
- Plant Field
- Al Lopez Field
- Plant City Stadium
- Ed Smith Stadium
- Goodyear Ballpark
- Owner: Bob Castellini
- President of Baseball Operations: Nick Krall
- General Manager: Brad Meador
- Manager: David Bell
- Louisville Bats (Triple-A)
- Chattanooga Lookouts (Double-A)
- Dayton Dragons (High-A)
- Daytona Tortugas (Single-A)
- ACL Reds (Rookie)
- DSL Reds (Rookie)
- Broadcasters
- Radio: WLW
- Reds Radio Network
- TV: Bally Sports Ohio
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