Regions Field

Regions Field

Western elevation along 14th Street South
Location	1401 1st Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35233
Coordinates	33°30′27″N 86°48′37″W / 33.50763°N 86.810218°W / 33.50763; -86.810218Coordinates: 33°30′27″N 86°48′37″W / 33.50763°N 86.810218°W / 33.50763; -86.810218
Owner	City of Birmingham
Operator	Birmingham Baseball Club, Inc.
Capacity	8,500
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Broke ground	February 2, 2012
Opened	April 10, 2013
Construction cost	$64 million ($65.8 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect	HKS, Inc. Hoskins Architecture GA Studio
Structural engineer	MBA Structural Engineers
Services engineer	KHAFRA Engineering Consultants, Inc.
General contractor	Robins & Morton/A. G. Gaston
Tenants
Birmingham Barons (SL) (2013–present) UAB Blazers (NCAA Division I) (2014–present)

Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, USA. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field. It also serves as the second home field along with Jerry D. Young Memorial Field for the UAB Blazers. Regions Field is located adjacent to the Railroad Park, just south of downtown Birmingham.

Baseball in Birmingham traces its history to 1885 with the establishment of the original Barons, and from 1910 to 1987, professional baseball teams called Rickwood Field home. In 1988, the Barons moved to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, leaving the city of Birmingham without professional baseball. In 2009, a proposal surfaced to build a downtown stadium to bring baseball back to Birmingham. After a feasibility study was completed, in October 2010, the city lodging tax was increased to finance its construction and in November 2010, a tentative agreement was reached to bring the Barons back to Birmingham. Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the new facility on February 2, 2012, and the park celebrated its grand opening on April 10, 2013.

The history of professional baseball in Birmingham began with the establishment of the Barons as one of the charter members of the original Southern League in 1885. In 1910, the Barons moved into Rickwood Field, and professional baseball in Birmingham was played exclusively at Rickwood through 1987. The final game played at Rickwood with the Barons as the primary tenant occurred on September 9, 1987, when they lost to the Charlotte O's 5–4 in the second game of the Southern League championship series. The following season, the Barons moved into the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the suburb of Hoover. From 1988-2013, the only professional baseball played in Birmingham was the annual Rickwood Classic, established in 1996.