List of Triple-A baseball stadiums

First Tennessee Park, the newest stadium in Triple-A, opened in 2015. It is the home of the Pacific Coast League's Nashville Sounds.

There are 46 stadiums in use by Triple-A Minor League Baseball teams. The International League (IL) uses 14 stadiums, the Pacific Coast League (PCL) uses 16, and the Mexican League (ML) also uses 16. Teams in the IL and PCL affiliate with Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The ML operates independently of MLB.

The oldest stadium among MLB-affiliated teams is McCoy Stadium, home of the IL's Pawtucket Red Sox, which opened in 1942. The oldest stadium among all Triple-A teams is Estadio Revolución, home of the ML's Vaqueros Unión Laguna, which opened in 1932. The newest stadium is First Tennessee Park, home of the PCL's Nashville Sounds, which opened in 2015. One stadium was built in the 1930s, two in the 1940s, two in the 1950s, two in the 1960s, five in the 1970s, six in the 1980s, eleven in the 1990s, twelve in the 2000s, and five in the 2010s.

The highest seating capacity of all active MLB-affiliated teams is 17,600 at Coca-Cola Field where the IL's Buffalo Bisons play. The largest seating capacity among all Triple-A teams is Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey, home of the ML's Sultanes de Monterrey, which holds 27,000. The lowest capacity of a MLB-affiliated team is 6,500 at Cheney Stadium where the PCL's Tacoma Rainiers play. The lowest capacity among all Triple-A teams is Estadio Fray Nano, home of the Diablos Rojos del México, which holds 5,200.

Current stadiums

International League

Stadium name Team Location Opened Capacity Surface Distance to center field Ref
BB&T Ballpark Charlotte Knights Charlotte, North Carolina 2014 10,200 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [1]
Coca-Cola Field Buffalo Bisons Buffalo, New York 1988 17,600 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [2]
Coca-Cola Park Lehigh Valley IronPigs Allentown, Pennsylvania 2008 10,100 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [3]
Coolray Field Gwinnett Braves Lawrenceville, Georgia 2009 10,427 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [4]
Durham Bulls Athletic Park Durham Bulls Durham, North Carolina 1995 10,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [5]
Fifth Third Field Toledo Mud Hens Toledo, Ohio 2002 10,300 Grass 412 feet (126 m) [6]
Frontier Field Rochester Red Wings Rochester, New York 1997 10,840 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [7]
Harbor Park Norfolk Tides Norfolk, Virginia 1993 11,856 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [8]
Huntington Park Columbus Clippers Columbus, Ohio 2009 10,100 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [9]
Louisville Slugger Field Louisville Bats Louisville, Kentucky 2000 13,131 Grass 405 feet (123 m) [10]
McCoy Stadium Pawtucket Red Sox Pawtucket, Rhode Island 1942 10,031 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [11]
NBT Bank Stadium Syracuse Chiefs Syracuse, New York 1997 11,071 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [12]
PNC Field Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Moosic, Pennsylvania 1989 10,000 Grass 408 feet (124 m) [13]
Victory Field Indianapolis Indians Indianapolis, Indiana 1996 14,230 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [14]

Pacific Coast League

Stadium name Team Location Opened Capacity[15] Surface Distance to center field Ref
AutoZone Park Memphis Redbirds Memphis, Tennessee 2000 10,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [16]
Cashman Field Las Vegas 51s Las Vegas, Nevada 1983 9,334 Grass 433 feet (132 m) [17]
Cheney Stadium Tacoma Rainiers Tacoma, Washington 1959 6,500 Grass 425 feet (130 m) [18]
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark Oklahoma City Dodgers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1998 9,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [19]
Chukchansi Park Fresno Grizzlies Fresno, California 2002 12,500 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [20][21]
Dell Diamond Round Rock Express Round Rock, Texas 2000 12,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [22]
First Tennessee Park Nashville Sounds Nashville, Tennessee 2015 10,000 Grass 403 feet (123 m) [23]
Greater Nevada Field Reno Aces Reno, Nevada 2009 9,100 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [24]
Isotopes Park Albuquerque Isotopes Albuquerque, New Mexico 2003 13,500 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [25][26]
Principal Park Iowa Cubs Des Moines, Iowa 1992 11,500 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [27]
Raley Field Sacramento River Cats Sacramento, California 2000 14,014 Grass 403 feet (123 m) [28]
Security Service Field Colorado Springs Sky Sox Colorado Springs, Colorado 1988 8,500 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [29]
Shrine on Airline New Orleans Baby Cakes Metarie, Louisiana 1997 10,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [30]
Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake Bees Salt Lake City, Utah 1994 14,511 Grass 420 feet (130 m) [31]
Southwest University Park El Paso Chihuahuas El Paso, Texas 2014 8,018 Grass 406 feet (124 m) [32]
Werner Park Omaha Storm Chasers Papillion, Nebraska 2011 9,023 Grass 402 feet (123 m) [33]

Mexican League

Stadium name Team Location Opened Capacity[34] Surface Distance to center field Ref
Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero Olmecas de Tabasco Villahermosa, Tabasco 1964 10,500 Grass 380 feet (120 m) [35][36]
Estadio de Béisbol Alberto Romo Chávez Rieleros de Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 1946 9,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [37]
Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila Tigres de Quintana Roo Cancún, Quintana Roo 1980 9,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [38][39]
Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero Saraperos de Saltillo Saltillo, Coahuila 1964 16,000 Grass 395 feet (120 m) [40][41]
Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán Pericos de Puebla Puebla, Puebla 1973 12,100 Grass 408 feet (124 m) [42]
Estadio de Béisbol Monclova Acereros de Monclova Monclova, Coahuila 1975 11,000 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [40][43]
Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey Sultanes de Monterrey Monterrey, Nuevo León 1990 27,000 Grass 405 feet (123 m) [40][44]
Estadio Domingo Santana Bravos de León León, Guanajuato 1973 8,500 Grass 410 feet (120 m)
Estadio Eduardo Vasconcelos Guerreros de Oaxaca Oaxaca, Oaxaca 1950 7,200 FieldTurf 400 feet (120 m) [45][46]
Estadio Francisco Villa Generales de Durango Zacatecas, Zacatecas 1972 9,000 Grass 410 feet (120 m)
Estadio Fray Nano Diablos Rojos del México Mexico City, D.F. 2014 5,200 Grass 410 feet (120 m) [47]
Estadio Gasmart Toros de Tijuana Tijuana, Baja California 1977 16,811 Grass 403 feet (123 m) [48]
Estadio Nelson Barrera Piratas de Campeche Campeche, Campeche 2001 6,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [49][38]
Estadio Revolución Vaqueros Unión Laguna Torreón, Coahuila 1932 12,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [50][40]
Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila Rojos del Águila de Veracruz Veracruz, Veracruz 1992 7,782 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [51]
Parque Kukulcán Alamo Leones de Yucatán Mérida, Yucatán 1982 16,000 Grass 400 feet (120 m) [38][52]

Maps

References

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