- Tinker Field
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name = Tinker Field
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location = Orlando,Florida
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built = 1914
added =May 14 ,2004
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governing_body =Tinker Field is a
stadium in Orlando,Florida . It is primarily used forbaseball , and was the home field of theOrlando Rays minor league baseball team before they moved toThe Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports in 2000. It is located directly adjacent to the western side of theCitrus Bowl , at 1610 West Church Street, and holds 5,100 people.The stadium was built in 1914, and is named after former baseball Hall of Famer,
Joe Tinker . OnMay 14 ,2004 , it was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places . The Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins used Tinker Field as their spring training home until after the 1990 season.Tinker Field may be refurbished or redeveloped possibly as part of the refurbishment of the Citrus Bowl. Although some plans for "Downtown Master Plan 3", a redevelopment plan for that section of Orlando, suggest tearing down Tinker Field, such plans would prove difficult given its status on the National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://www.ci.orlando.fl.us/elected/venues/pdf/Phase3MasterPlan.pdf Downtown Master Plan Phase 3] ]
Tinker Field will be hosting the inaugural season of a new
Extreme Baseball league starting summer 2007. It is also the home of theOrlando Suns of theFlorida Collegiate Summer League .References and external links
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Orange/state.html Orange County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.cfhf.net/orlando/1923b.htm Tinker Baseball Field] at [http://www.cfhf.net/orlando Orlando: A Visual History]
* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Orlando/Orlando.htm Tinker Field Views - "Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues"]Gallery
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