Greater Nevada Field, baseball stadium in Reno, Nevada, United States
Greater Nevada Field is a baseball stadium in downtown Reno, Nevada, with seating arranged around a grass field on all sides. The venue includes concession stands, a merchandise shop, and group suites, offering clear sightlines from most seats.
Plans for a Reno-Sparks ballpark began in 2002, and in 2003 Nevada's legislature approved a rental car tax surcharge in Washoe County to help fund it. After that effort collapsed, SK Baseball took over in 2007, bought the Tucson Sidewinders and moved them to Reno. Ground was broken on February 25, 2008, and the Aces played their first home game on April 17, 2009, beating Salt Lake 11-1 before 9,167 fans.
Greater Nevada Field is home to the Reno Aces, a Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and draws fans from across the region. Games here have a relaxed, family-friendly feel, with fans of all ages filling the stands on summer evenings.
The stadium sits in central Reno and is easy to reach on foot, by car, or by public transit, with parking lots available nearby. On sunny days, seats on the third base side stay in the shade longer than elsewhere in the ballpark.
The park's deep outfield, 339 ft (103 m) down the lines and 424 ft (129 m) to its deepest point, makes triples likelier than home runs. Trent Oeltjen hit the first triple on opening night in 2009; Josh Whitesell hit the first home run the next night and added the park's first grand slam in the same game. A humidor was added before the 2014 season to counter the 4,500 ft elevation.
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