Former names | RailCats Stadium (2001–2002) |
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Location | One Stadium Plaza Gary, Indiana 46402 |
Owner | Gary, Indiana |
Operator | Gary SouthShore RailCats |
Capacity | Baseball: 6,139 |
Field size | Left - 320' Left-center - 380' Center - 400' Right-center - 390' Right - 335' |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 22, 2001 |
Opened | August 9, 2002 |
Construction cost | $45 million |
Architect | HNTB |
Tenants | |
Gary SouthShore RailCats (NL/AA) 2002–present |
U.S. Steel Yard is an open-air baseball stadium located in Gary, Indiana, next to I-90 in the city's Emerson neighborhood. It is home to the Gary SouthShore RailCats, a professional baseball team and member of the American Association. It seats 6,139 people. It also hosts many Little League Baseball games as well as high school baseball games. The ballpark is notable for holding a memorial service for the late pop musician and Gary native Michael Jackson on July 10, 2009, that was attended by over 6,000 fans, with much of Jackson's family in attendance. The ballpark has had over 2 million fans in attendance during the RailCats' team history.