Telus Field
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 RE/MAX Field
Location in Edmonton
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| Former names | Telus Field (1995-2015) Edmonton Ballpark (2016) |
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| Address | 10233 96 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta |
| Coordinates | 53°31′54″N 113°29′48″W / 53.53167°N 113.49667°WCoordinates: 53°31′54″N 113°29′48″W / 53.53167°N 113.49667°W |
| Owner | City of Edmonton |
| Type | baseball stadium |
| Executive suites | 30 |
| Capacity | 9,200 |
| Field size | Left: 340 ft (100 m) Centre: 420 ft (130 m) Right: 320 ft (98 m) |
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FieldTurf (infield) (2005–present) Astroturf (infield) (1995–2004) Grass (outfield) |
| Opened | May 2, 1995 |
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Edmonton Trappers (PCL) (1995–2004) Edmonton Cracker-Cats/Capitals (NAL) (2005–2011) Edmonton Prospects (WMBL) (2005, 2012–present) Fort McMurray Giants (WMBL) (2016) |
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RE/MAX Field (formerly Edmonton Ballpark, and Telus Field stylized as TELUS) is a baseball stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It has served as home to several minor league baseball clubs, currently the Edmonton Prospects of the Western Major Baseball League; its last affiliated tenant was the Edmonton Trappers, a AAA Pacific Coast League club, and its most recent tenant was the Edmonton Capitals, an independent team that has been inactive since 2011. In 2016 the Prospects were granted naming rights to the facility as the old name had expired. The facility is located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley, in the neighbourhood of Rossdale.
Opened in 1995, Telus Field replaced the 60-year-old John Ducey Park (formerly Renfrew Park) on the same site. The stadium's naming rights were purchased by the Telus telecommunications company in September 1995 for a 14-year deal. It has 12 feet (3.7 m) walls all the way around except in centre field, where the batter's eye is a 34-foot (10 m) green monster which is the third highest wall in professional baseball. Three players, Matthew LeCroy, Michael Cuddyer, and Todd Sears have hit home runs over it. Telus Field held the IBAF World Cup Women's baseball in the summer of 2004 and from July 25 to August 3, 2008, the park held the IBAF AAA World Junior Championships for the 7th time since it started in 1981.
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