Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, Baseball stadium in Hoover, Alabama, US
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium is a baseball facility in Hoover, Alabama, with seating for approximately 10,800 spectators. The complex features 12 private skyboxes, a banquet hall overlooking the field, spacious locker rooms, and training facilities for visiting teams.
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium opened in 1988 as the home of the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League, replacing Rickwood Field in Birmingham. The Barons played there through 2012, when the team moved to a new downtown Birmingham ballpark. Regions Financial Corporation held the naming rights from 2007, and the venue was called Regions Park until the City of Hoover restored the original name on January 1, 2013.
The Michael Jordan banquet room recalls his stint with the Birmingham Barons, when the stadium drew its largest professional baseball crowds. The venue also hosted the 2011 and 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship and softball at the 2022 World Games.
The stadium sits near Interstate 459 at Exit 10, just off Alabama State Route 150, about three miles from the Riverchase Galleria. It is operated as part of the Hoover Met Complex, which also holds the Finley Center indoor facility, outdoor multi-sport and baseball/softball fields, a tennis complex with 16 hard courts, and an adjacent RV park.
The stadium served as a filming location for Space Jam and hosted Alabama's first professional beach volleyball tournament in 2006. This dual use reveals how the venue adapted beyond traditional baseball to welcome other sports.
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