Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium
Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium during a Spring Training game, March 2013
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| Former names | Tucson Electric Park (1998–2010) |
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| Coordinates | 32°10′36.03″N 110°56′0.12″W / 32.1766750°N 110.9333667°W |
| Owner | Pima County |
| Operator | Pima County Stadium District |
| Capacity | 11,500 (8,000 metal seats, lawn seating for 3,000, 500 standing areas) |
| Field size | Right/Left Field – 340 ft (103.6 m) Center Field – 405 ft (123.4 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | February 14, 1997 |
| Opened | February 27, 1998 |
| Construction cost | $38 million ($55.8 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous |
| Structural engineer | HMW Consulting Structural Engineers Inc. |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Conelly Swinerton |
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Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB spring training) (1998–2010) Chicago White Sox (MLB spring training) (1998–2008) Tucson Sidewinders (PCL) (1998–2008) Tucson Padres (PCL) (2011–2013) FC Tucson (PDL) (2012–present) New York Red Bulls (MLS) (spring training) (2011–present) Tucson Saguaros (PL) (2016–present) |
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Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium is a baseball stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox formerly utilized the park for Cactus League games each March and had their minor league complexes on-site. It was also home to the Tucson Sidewinders of the Pacific Coast League for the team's last decade in Tucson, running from the stadium's 1998 opening season to the 2008 season. During that time, it was known as Tucson Electric Park or TEP.
The stadium was a temporary home (2011–2013) to the Tucson Padres (formerly the Portland Beavers) of the Pacific Coast League during the team's relocation to El Paso, Texas. It seats 11,500 fans. Concerts are often held at the stadium as well. The stadium is now the preseason home of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls, co-host with Kino North Stadium of the Desert Diamond Cup preseason soccer tournament, and the regular season home of the Pecos League's Tucson Saguaros baseball team. The stadium has also hosted Mexican League spring training games.
Tucson Electric Park opened in 1998. Larger and more modern than central Tucson's Hi Corbett Field, it is situated 4 miles south of Hi Corbett, at the intersection of several major thoroughfares including I-10 and SR-86. TEP opened the same year that the Arizona Diamondbacks began operations in Phoenix, and the Tucson Toros moved from Hi Corbett to TEP, renamed themselves the Tucson Sidewinders, and became the Diamondbacks' AAA affiliate. Furthermore, the Diamondbacks themselves became a tenant of TEP for spring training, sharing the facility with the Chicago White Sox (who moved from their previous spring training facility in Sarasota, Florida). Across town, the Colorado Rockies continued to hold their spring training at Hi Corbett Field.
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