Smith's Ballpark
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| Former names | Spring Mobile Ballpark (2009–2014) Franklin Covey Field (1997–2009) Franklin Quest Field (1994–1997) |
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| Location | 1365 South West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°44′28″N 111°53′35″W / 40.741°N 111.893°WCoordinates: 40°44′28″N 111°53′35″W / 40.741°N 111.893°W |
| Owner | City of Salt Lake City |
| Operator | Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment Group |
| Capacity | 14,511 |
| Record attendance | 16,531 (July 22, 2000 vs. Albuquerque) |
| Field size |
Left Field - 345 ft (105 m) Left-Center - 385 ft (117 m) Center Field - 420 ft (128 m) Right-Center - 375 ft (114 m) Right Field - 315 ft (96 m) |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 19, 1993 |
| Opened | April 11, 1994 23 years ago |
| Construction cost |
$23 million ($37.2 million in 2017) |
| Architect | Populous and Valentiner, Crane, Brunjes & Onyon |
| Structural engineer | H/T Engineers, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Bredson & Associates, Inc. |
| General contractor | Sahara Construction |
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Salt Lake Bees (PCL) (1994–present) Utah Utes (Pac-12) (1994–present) |
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Smith's Ballpark (formerly known as Franklin Quest Field, later Franklin Covey Field, and more recently Spring Mobile Ballpark) is a minor league baseball park in the western United States, located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the home field of the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League and the collegiate Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference.
Smith's Ballpark opened 23 years ago in 1994 with a seating capacity of 15,400, the largest in the PCL. It is located on the site of its predecessor, Derks Field, with a similar unorthodox southeast alignment, toward the Wasatch Range. The elevation at street level is 4,230 feet (1,290 m) above sea level.
In its inaugural season in 1994, the Buzz set a PCL attendance record with 713,224 fans. The team led the PCL in attendance in each of its first six seasons in Salt Lake. The largest crowd at the ballpark is 16,531 in 2000; the Saturday night opponent was the Albuquerque Dukes on July 22.
Besides hosting the Salt Lake Bees, Smith's Ballpark has played host to two exhibition games featuring the Minnesota Twins, the Triple-A All Star Game (1996, 2011), a spring training game featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Colorado Rockies, concerts, soccer matches, and high school and college baseball games, including a Mountain West Conference tournament.
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