Bright House Networks Field
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For the similarly named football stadium in Orlando, Florida, see Bright House Networks Stadium.
Bright House Networks Field is a baseball stadium located in Clearwater, Florida, in the United States. The stadium was built in 2004 and holds 8,500 people. It is the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies and the home stadium of the Class A Florida State League Clearwater Threshers. The stadium is named after the cable company Bright House Networks. Previously, the Phillies held spring training at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium.
On March 2, 2007, Ryan Howard hit a home run that went over the batter's eye in center field, and then cleared the chain link fence that encircles the outfield seats.
Field Dimensions:
Left - 329 ft. Left Center - 389 ft. Center - 408 ft. Right - 330 ft.
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