Excite Ballpark

Excite Ballpark
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Former namesSan Jose Municipal Stadium (1942–2019)
Location588 East Alma Avenue
San Jose, California
United States
Coordinates37°19′14″N 121°51′44″W / 37.32056°N 121.86222°W / 37.32056; -121.86222
Public transitBus interchange VTA Bus: 73
OwnerCity of San Jose
OperatorSan Jose Giants
Capacity2,900 (1942)
4,200 (current)
Field sizeLeft Field: 320 feet (98 m)
Left-Center: 365 feet (111 m)
Center Field: 390 feet (120 m)
Right-Center: 365 feet (111 m)
Right Field: 320 feet (98 m)
SurfaceBaby Bermuda Grass
Construction
Broke groundApril 1941
OpenedMarch 8, 1942
Construction costUS$80,000
($1.49 million in 2023 dollars[1])
ArchitectWorks Progress Administration
Tenants
San Jose Giants (CL) 1988–present
San Jose Bees (CL) 1983–1987
San Jose Expos (CL) 1982
San Jose Missions (CL) 1979–1981
San Jose Missions (PCL) 1977–1978
San Jose Bees (CL) 1962–1976
San Jose Pirates (CL) 1958
San Jose JoSox (CL) 1956–1957
San Jose Red Sox (CL) 1947–1955
San Jose Owls (CL) 1942
San Jose State Spartans (NCAA) 1970–present

Excite Ballpark, previously known as San Jose Municipal Stadium or Muni Stadium, is a baseball park in San Jose, California. It is the home of the Minor League Baseball San Jose Giants, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The team plays in the North Division of the California League. The stadium is also home to the San Jose State University Spartans college baseball team. Local high school baseball divisions also use the ballpark as their championship field. The stadium also hosts concerts, weddings, car shows, and many other community events. It has been the home field for the San Jose Owls, San Jose Red Sox, San Jose Jo Sox, San Jose Pirates, San Jose Missions, San Jose Bees, and the San Jose Expos minor league teams.

The facility is located one block from Spartan Stadium, home to the San Jose State Spartans football team. The area across Alma Avenue from Excite is home to the San Jose State practice fields for soccer, baseball, and softball. Additionally part of the stadium's parking lot was converted into an indoor ice area, Solar4America Ice, which is the practice venue for the San Jose Sharks National Hockey League hockey team.

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