BayCare Ballpark

BayCare Ballpark
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BayCare Ballpark is located in Florida
BayCare Ballpark
BayCare Ballpark
Location within Florida
BayCare Ballpark is located in the United States
BayCare Ballpark
BayCare Ballpark
BayCare Ballpark (the United States)
Former namesBright House Networks Field (2004–2013)
Bright House Field (2013–2017)
Spectrum Field (2017–2020)
Location601 Old Coachman Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
Coordinates27°58′18″N 82°43′54″W / 27.97167°N 82.73167°W / 27.97167; -82.73167
Public transitBus transport PSTA bus: 76
OwnerCity of Clearwater[1]
OperatorPhiladelphia Phillies[2]
Capacity8,500
Field sizeLeft – 329 ft.
Left Center – 389 ft.
Center – 408 ft.
Right – 330 ft.
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 16, 2002
OpenedFebruary 27, 2004
Construction cost$28 million[1]
($45.2 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectPopulous
Ewing Cole Cherry Brott
Project managerStranix Associates[4]
Services engineerBredson & Associates, Inc.[2]
General contractorHunt Construction Group[2]
Tenants
Clearwater Threshers (Florida State League) (2004–present)
Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) (spring training) (2004–present)
Big East tournament (2006, 2008–2013)
AAC tournament (2014–present)

BayCare Ballpark is a baseball stadium located in Clearwater, Florida. The stadium was built in 2004 and has a maximum seating capacity of 8,500 people (7,000 fixed seats with additional grass berm seating for 1,500).

The ballpark is the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies, and also the home of their Class A affiliate, the Clearwater Threshers of the Florida State League. A sculpture titled The Ace—by artist Kevin Brady—stands at the ballpark's west entrance plaza.[5]

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  2. ^ a b c "Clearwater Promises a Clear View". SportsBusiness Journal. March 29, 2004. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  3. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bright House Field". Stranix Associates. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Tisch, Chris (February 27, 2004). "A Whole New Ball Game". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved March 7, 2009.