Surprise Stadium

Surprise Stadium is a baseball venue located at the Surprise Recreation Campus athletic facility in Surprise, Arizona, United States. The stadium opened in 2002 and seats 10,714 people.[2][4] It is the spring training facility for the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers.[2] It is also the home of the Arizona Fall League's Surprise Saguaros.[1] The venue was previously the home of the Golden Baseball League's Surprise Fightin' Falcons, which disbanded after their only season in 2005.[6] Surprise Stadium is owned and managed by the City of Surprise Sports and Tourism Department.

Surprise Stadium
Location15930 N. Bullard Avenue
Surprise, Arizona, US
Coordinates33°37′40″N 112°22′40″W
Capacity10,500[1]
Field sizeLeft Field: 350 feet (110 m)
Left-Center Field: 379 feet (116 m)
Center Field: 400 feet (120 m)
Right-Center Field: 379 feet (116 m)
Right Field: 350 feet (110 m)[2]
Acreage124 acres (50 ha)[2]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built2002
OpenedDecember 8, 2002[3][4]
ArchitectPopulous[5]
Tenants
Kansas City Royals (MLB) (spring training) 2003–present
Texas Rangers (MLB) (spring training) 2003–present
Surprise Saguaros (AFL) 2011–present
Surprise Rafters (AFL) 2007–2010
Surprise Fightin' Falcons (GBL) 2005

References

  1. "About the Arizona Fall League". Arizona Fall League. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  2. "Surprise Stadium". Texas Rangers. Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  3. Madrid, David (December 8, 2002). "Surprise celebrates opening of stadium". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  4. "Surprise Stadium". Surprise, Arizona. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  5. Reichard, Kevin (February 28, 2011). "Surprise Stadium / Kansas City Royals / Texas Rangers". Ballpark Digest. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  6. "Surprise Fightin' Falcons". BR Bullpen. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
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