Excite Ballpark, Baseball park in San Jose, United States
Excite Ballpark, formerly San Jose Municipal Stadium, is a baseball park in San Jose, California, home to the San Jose Giants and San Jose State University Spartans. The facility features four seating areas with box seats and bleachers, an outfield wall lined with advertisements, and a video screen above the right-field scoreboard.
Built from 1941 to 1942 as a Works Progress Administration project, the stadium was one of the first constructed entirely of reinforced concrete. It opened in 1942 with a game featuring the San Francisco Seals and has remained largely unchanged, with minor renovations over the decades.
The ballpark is a community gathering spot where locals watch baseball and enjoy between-inning entertainment like the tire toss and Smash 4 Cash. The mascot Gigante often interacts with fans, and the Independence Day fireworks draw some of the largest crowds of the year.
The ballpark is located one block from Spartan Stadium, with parking available nearby and part of the lot converted into an ice rink. Visitors can enter through the main gates and find their seats easily, as the seating areas are clearly marked and the concourse offers views of the field from various angles.
Many major league stars played here early in their careers, including George Brett, Buster Posey, and Tim Lincecum. In 2020, the Oakland Athletics used the ballpark as their alternate training site during the pandemic-shortened season.
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