Surprise Stadium
Surprise Stadium in March 2023 | |
| Address | 15850 N. Bullard Ave Surprise, Arizona United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°37′40″N 112°22′40″W / 33.62778°N 112.37778°W |
| Capacity | 10,500[3] |
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| Acreage | 124 acres (50 ha)[4] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2002 |
| Opened | December 8, 2002[1] |
| Architect | Populous[2] |
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| Website | |
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Surprise Stadium is a baseball venue located at the Surprise Recreation Campus athletic facility in Surprise, Arizona, United States. The stadium opened in 2002 and seats 10,714 people.[1][4][6] It is the spring training facility for the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers.[4] It is also the home of the Arizona Fall League's Surprise Saguaros.[3] The venue was previously the home of the Golden Baseball League's Surprise Fightin' Falcons, which disbanded after their only season in 2005. Surprise Stadium is owned and managed by the City of Surprise Sports and Tourism Department.
References
- ^ a b Madrid, David (December 8, 2002). "Surprise celebrates opening of stadium". The Arizona Republic. p. 31. Retrieved October 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reichard, Kevin (February 28, 2011). "Surprise Stadium / Kansas City Royals / Texas Rangers". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "About the Arizona Fall League". Arizona Fall League. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Surprise Stadium". Texas Rangers. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ Corbett, Peter (July 27, 2006). "Fall League, Scorpions are returning to Scottsdale Stadium". The Arizona Republic. p. S1. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Surprise Stadium". Surprise, Arizona. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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