Legends Field (Kentucky)

Legends Field
Legends Field viewed from North Broadway
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Legends Field is located in Kentucky
Legends Field
Legends Field
Location within Kentucky
Legends Field is located in the United States
Legends Field
Legends Field
Legends Field (the United States)
Former namesApplebee's Park (2001–2010)
Whitaker Bank Ballpark (2011–2020)
Lexington Legends Ballpark (2021)
Wild Health Field (2022)
Counter Clocks Field (2023)
Address207 Legends Lane
Lexington, KY
Coordinates38°03′56″N 84°28′43″W / 38.06545°N 84.47852°W / 38.06545; -84.47852
OwnerLexington Professional Baseball Company, LLC
OperatorLexington Professional Baseball Company, LLC
CapacityApprox. 4,900 fixed seats
15,000 (concerts & special events)
Field sizeLeft Field: 320 feet
Center Field: 401 feet
Right Field: 318 feet
SurfaceTurf
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 7, 2000[1]
OpenedMay 9, 2001 (2001-05-09)[6]
Construction cost$13.5 million
($23.2 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectBrisbin Brook Benyon Architects, Ltd.
Project managerNational Sports Services
Structural engineerHalcrow Yolles[3]
Services engineerThe Mitchell Partnership, Inc.[4]
General contractorH&M Company, Inc.[5]
Tenants
Lexington Legends (SAL/ALPB) 2001–present
Transylvania Pioneers (NCAA) 2020–present
Wild Health Genomes (ALPB) 2022

Legends Field is a ballpark in Lexington, Kentucky. The ballpark was built in 2001 and holds 6,994 people.[7] It is primarily used for baseball, and is the home field of the Lexington Legends of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball.[8] Legends Field has been home to the Transylvania University Pioneers baseball team since 2020. In 2024 the university reached an agreement to make the ballpark their home field for another 20 years.[9]

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  3. ^ "David Watson". Entuitive.com. Entuitive, Ltd. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
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  5. ^ Rofe, John (April 9, 2001). "Lexington, Others Continue Building Boom for Minors". SportsBusiness Journal. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  6. ^ Carlson, Erik A. (December 10, 2010). "Applebee's Relinquishes Naming Rights to Lexington Legends Homefield". Business Lexington. Retrieved September 14, 2011 – via Smiley Pete Publishing.
  7. ^ Merzbach, Brian. "Whitaker Bank Ballpark". Ballpark Reviews. Archived from the original on June 30, 2003. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  8. ^ "Whitaker Bank Ballpark". Lexington Legends. December 21, 2006. Archived from the original on May 15, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  9. ^ "Transylvania baseball signs 20-year agreement to make professional stadium home field". Transylvania University. January 25, 2024.