Bright House Field
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| Location | 601 Old Coachman Road Clearwater, FL 33765 United States |
| Opened | 2004 |
| Owner | Florida, Pinellas County, Clearwater, Phillies |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction cost | $25 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport & Ewing Cole Cherry Brott |
| General Contractor | Hunt Construction Group |
| Former names | Bright House Networks Field |
| Tenants | Clearwater Threshers (FSL) (2004-present) Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) (spring training) (2004-present) |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Field dimensions | Left - 329 ft. Left Center - 389 ft. |
Bright House Field (formerly Bright House Networks Field) is a baseball stadium located in Clearwater, Florida, in the United States. The stadium was built in 2004 and has a maximum seating capacity of 8,500 people (7,000 fixed seats with additional grass berm seating for 1,500). The ballpark is the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies, and their Class A affiliate, Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League. The stadium is named after the Florida-based cable company, Bright House Networks, whose local center is located just to the south of the stadium.
In February of 2008, the Phillies announced that the name of the stadium would change, from "Bright House Networks Field" to "Bright House Field".[1]
Before the opening of Bright House Field, the Philadelphia Phillies held spring training at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium.
[edit] External links
- Bright House Field (Clearwater Threshers)
- Bright House Field (Philadelphia Phillies)
- Bright House Field Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
[edit] References
- ^ Phillies - Admiration is mutual for Mike Schmidt, new Phillies third basemen Pedro Feliz. Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved on 2008-02-20.
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