| FirstEnergy Park | |
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| Location | 2 Stadium Way Lakewood, NJ 08701 |
| Broke ground | April 17, 2000[1] |
| Opened | April 6, 2001[2] |
| Owner | Lakewood Development Corporation |
| Operator | Lakewood Development Corporation[3] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $20 million[3] ($23.9 million in 2012 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | HNTB |
| Project Manager | Hill International[5] |
| Capacity | 6,588 |
| Field dimensions | Left: 325 feet (99 m) Center: 400 feet (120 m) Right: 325 feet (99 m) |
| Tenants | |
| Lakewood BlueClaws | |
First Energy Park is a stadium in Lakewood Township, New Jersey. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Lakewood BlueClaws single A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. It is also used for outdoor concerts, featuring touring musical artists such as Bob Dylan. Built in 2001, the park has 6,588 seats, but also features two general admission, grass seating areas, one in left field and another in right.[6]
The team attendance record is 13,003, set on August 26, 2002. FirstEnergy Park has held 13 crowds over 9,000 and 81 crowds over 8,000 in just eight years of play.
Recently, it was announced that FirstEnergy Park is featured in Baseball America's 2009 Great Parks calendar. It is the second time that the home of the Lakewood BlueClaws was highlighted in the calendar.[7]
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