Ballpark Changes Photo Gallery
The year 2002 produced a bumper crop of new Minor League parks.
Here's a look at all of them in the affiliated Minors. To read a summary on each of them, go to the Minor
League Ballpark Changes page.
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Opening Day, a little
delayed
O'Brien Field in
Peoria, IL debuted in front of a full house on May 24th.
Construction delays prevented the facility from being ready by the
beginning of the season.
Thanks to Gary Jarvis
for this shot. Gary's website can be found at www.minorleagueballparks.com. |
Fresno's new
playground
The Pacific Coast League's Grizzlies
play in a brand new park in downtown Fresno. Spacious and modern, it
follows the positive pattern of new downtown parks in Memphis, Oklahoma
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Named for Cal, in
Cal's hometown
Cal Ripken
grew up in Maryland's Aberdeen, and now that small city has both a minor
league team in the NY-Penn League and a super new baseball park
Thanks to
Charlie O'Reilly
for this shot. Charlie's Big Baseball Parks Page can be found at members.aol.com/charliezeb/stadiums.htm |
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The
view from the Mudhens' roost
Downtown
Toledo is the home of the brand-new Fifth Third Field, seen here from
the seating section known as The Roost.
Thanks to
Charlie O'Reilly
for this shot. Charlie's Big Baseball Parks Page can be found at members.aol.com/charliezeb/stadiums.htm |
New
city, new name, new park
Last
year's Pittsfield Astros are this year's Tri-City Valley Cats, playing
in Bruno Stadium in Troy, NY
Thanks to
Charlie O'Reilly
for this shot. Charlie's Big Baseball Parks Page can be found at members.aol.com/charliezeb/stadiums.htm |
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Another new park
named after a local hero
Casper,
Wyoming is proud of former Major Leaguer (and native of Wyoming) Mike
Lansing, and their new park is named after him. The Casper Rockies
of the Pioneer League now play here.
Thanks to
Charlie O'Reilly
for this shot. Charlie's Big Baseball Parks Page can be found at members.aol.com/charliezeb/stadiums.htm |
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Windswept
Midland
The RockHounds of Midland, TX play
in a new park where the wind never stops blowing. The
windy-but-beautiful First American Bank Ballpark was named Best
New Park for 2002. |
The
Kernels' new digs
Cedar Rapids' beautiful New
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Thanks to Gary Jarvis
for the shot. Gary's website can be found at www.minorleagueballparks.com |
If you know of a new minor-league ballpark opening -- or if a
franchise
shift is afoot -- please contact me to let me know.
Return to 2002 Minor League Ballpark
Changes page
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