Lackawanna County Stadium
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| Lackawanna County Stadium | |
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| Location | Moosic, Pennsylvania |
| Opened | April 26, 1989 |
| Owner | Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (1988-Present) |
| Operator | Lackawanna County Stadium Authority (1989-2006) Mandalay Baseball Properties (2006-Present) |
| Surface | Artificial turf (1989-2006) Will be converted to grass for 2007 season |
| Construction cost | $25 million USD |
| Tenants | |
| Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (International League) (1989-Present) | |
| Seats | |
| 10,982 | |
| Dimensions | |
| Left Field - 330 ft Center Field - 408 ft Right Field - 330 ft |
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Lackawanna County Stadium is a minor league baseball stadium located in Moosic, Pennsylvania (between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre). The stadium is the home of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, the AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees. It was opened in 1989, and seats 10,982 fans. The field's dimensions and turf surface were designed to match those of Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, then home to the Red Barons' original major league affiliate, the Philadelphia Phillies.
Operations of both the stadium and the Red Barons franchise will be taken over by Mandalay Baseball Properties for the 2007 season, coinciding with the first year of the Red Barons' affiliation to the Yankees. Previously, the stadium and franchise were managed by the Lackawanna County Stadium Authority, which was heavily criticized for being constantly mired in county politics.
As part of the agreement with Mandalay, the county will replace the turf field with a natural grass playing surface for the start of the 2007 season. Mandalay is also removing the top four rows of the stadium's upper deck, and relocating those seats to the former bleacher areas in the lower deck along the first and third base lines.[1] The resulting change in seating capacity has yet to be announced.
The stadium also hosts an Atlantic regional high school band competition, as well as home games of Scranton Preparatory School's football team.
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[edit] References
- ^ Jennings, Chad. "Yankees' Triple A Team Moving In", The Citizens' Voice, 2006-10-11. Retrieved on 2006-10-24.
[edit] External links
- RedBarons.com - Lackawanna County Stadium
- BallParkWatch - Lackawanna County Stadium - SWB Red Barons
- Stadium Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues
- Photographs of Lackawanna County Stadium - Rochester Area Ballparks
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