| Blair Field | |
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| Location | 4700 Deukmejian Drive Long Beach, CA 90804 |
| Opened | April 11, 1958 |
| Renovated | 1992, 1999 |
| Owner | City of Long Beach |
| Operator | City of Long Beach |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $500,000 |
| Capacity | 3,283 |
| Field dimensions | Left - 348 ft. Center - 400 ft. Right - 348 ft. |
| Tenants | |
| Long Beach Armada (GBL) (2005-present) Long Beach State 49ers (Big West) (1993-present) Long Beach Breakers (WBL) (2001-2002) Long Beach Riptide (WBL) (1995-1996) Chicago Cubs (NL) (1966) (spring training) |
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Blair Field is a stadium in Long Beach, California. It originally opened in 1956 and is primarily used for baseball. It holds 3,238 people. It is named for Frank Blair, the sports editor for the Long Beach Press-Telegram newspaper for 32 years.[1]
Located in Recreation Park, it was constructed in 1958 and over the years has fostered local amateur baseball and hosted Moore League high school football and baseball teams, along with American Legion and Connie Mack baseball. The Chicago Cubs baseball team held spring training at the ballpark in 1966, the Los Angeles Rams football team and Olympic teams have used the site for practice or exhibition games.
It is the home of the Long Beach State 49ers baseball team, the Dirtbags, and the Golden Baseball League team, the Long Beach Armada.
In 1992, $1.475 million was spent to renovate the 3,238-seat facility. New spectator seating, field lights, a playing field with state-of-the-art drainage system, and turf which exceeds professional baseball standards were installed. Additional improvements, including 774 new box seats and a new scoreboard, were made in 1999.[2]
Blair Field has hosted six MTV Rock N' Jock softball games. It has also has been the filming location for numerous film, TV, and commercial productions, including the movie Space Jam.[3][4]
The Minnesota Vikings practiced at Blair Field prior to Super Bowl XI in nearby Pasadena.[5]
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