Space Coast Stadium, Baseball stadium in Viera, Florida, United States
Space Coast Stadium is a baseball stadium in Viera, Florida, that now serves as the centerpiece of a larger multi-sport complex with 13 additional diamonds. The main grandstand seats around 8,100 people, and the entire facility has been converted to artificial turf to host baseball, softball, and other sports events throughout the year.
The stadium opened in 1994 as a spring training home for the Florida Marlins and later hosted the Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals. After the Nationals left in 2016, the United States Specialty Sports Association took over and renovated the entire complex, reopening it in 2017.
The site is often called the youth sports capital of the world, and on tournament days the fields fill with families and young athletes from across the country. The name Space Coast comes from the nearby Kennedy Space Center, and you can sometimes see rocket launches from the stands.
The complex is easy to reach by car, with ample parking available on site. Visitors can expect to walk between fields on paved paths, and the main stadium is fully accessible for people with reduced mobility.
The stadium's opening day in 1994 coincided with a Space Shuttle launch visible from the nearby Kennedy Space Center, and the first game drew a crowd of over 7,000. In 2004, President George W. Bush held a campaign rally here that was briefly interrupted by a fighter jet intercepting a stray plane.
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