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  ShoreTown Ballpark Location within New Jersey  ShoreTown Ballpark ShoreTown Ballpark (the United States) | |
| Former names | FirstEnergy Park (2002–21) GPU Energy Park (2001) |
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| Address | 2 Stadium Way Lakewood, NJ 08701 |
| Coordinates | 40°04′30″N 74°11′13″W / 40.0751°N 74.1870°W |
| Owner | Shore Town Baseball[1] |
| Capacity | 6,588 reserve seats plus additional space on berms |
| Field size | Left: 325 ft (99 m) Center: 400 ft (120 m) Right: 325 ft (99 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 17, 2000[2] |
| Opened | April 6, 2001[8] |
| Construction cost | $20 million[3] ($33.1 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | HNTB[3] |
| Project manager | Hill International[5] |
| Services engineer | Henderson Engineers, Inc.[6] |
| General contractor | Epic Group, Inc.[7] |
| Tenants | |
| Jersey Shore BlueClaws (SAL/High-A East) 2001–present | |
ShoreTown Ballpark[1][9] is a stadium in Lakewood, New Jersey. It is primarily used for baseball and is the home field of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws South Atlantic League baseball team, affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. It is also used for outdoor concerts, featuring touring musical artists such as Bob Dylan. It was built in 2001 and has 6,588 fixed seats with extended additional space on grass berms and at picnic tables around the 360-degree concourse.
- ^ a b "Shore Town Is Your Town! BlueClaws Home Re-Christened as ShoreTown Ballpark". MiLB.com. March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Shamlin, Wilford S. (April 18, 2000). "Lakewood Builds It; Hopes Fans Will Come". Asbury Park Press. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b "Coming Attractions". SportsBusiness Journal. May 8, 2000. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sports Facilities". Hill International. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "Sports/Recreation". Henderson Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "GPU Energy Park". Epic Group, Inc. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
- ^ "Claws' Comeback Falls Short". Asbury Park Press. April 7, 2001. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "New for 2022: ShoreTown Ballpark". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. March 19, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.