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Chukchansi Park 
Former names Grizzlies Stadium Location 1800 Tulare Street
Fresno, California 93721Coordinates 36°43′56″N 119°47′26″W / 36.7321°N 119.7905°WCoordinates: 36°43′56″N 119°47′26″W / 36.7321°N 119.7905°W Broke ground August 8, 2000[1] Opened May 1, 2002 Owner City of Fresno Operator Fresno Grizzlies [2] Surface Grass Construction cost $46 million
($56.2 million in 2011 dollars[3])Architect HOK Sport Project Manager Hunt Construction [2] General Contractor Mauldin-Dorfmeier [2] Capacity 12,500 Executive Suites 33 Field dimensions Left field: 324 ft (99 m)
Center field: 402 ft (123 m)
Right field: 335 ft (102 m)Tenants Fresno Grizzlies (2002-present)
Fresno Fuego (2007-present)Chukchansi Park, formerly Grizzlies Stadium, is a city-owned baseball stadium located in Fresno, California, completed in 2002 as the home for the Pacific Coast League, Fresno Grizzlies. In September 2006, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, affiliated with the Chukchansi tribe, announced it would be the premier corporate sponsor for Grizzlies Stadium, in a 15-year, US$16 million deal. The first game was May 1, 2002. Located in downtown Fresno, it is to be an anchor in the rehabilitation of the area, as other commercial development is planned in the Central Business District Loop.
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Design
The stadium was designed by Populous (formerly HOK Sport), the firm responsible for many of today's sports stadiums like Oriole Park at Camden Yards, PETCO Park and Comerica Park.
The US$46 million facility seats 12,500, with left field dimensions of 324 ft (99 m); center field, 402 ft (123 m); and right field, 335 ft (102 m).
The stadium's current tenants are the Pacific Coast League: Fresno Grizzlies (2002-present), and the USL Premier Development League: Fresno Fuego (2007-present), and is also used for soccer, music concerts, motocross events, and high school football.
- Chukchansi Park aerial view
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See also
- Save Mart Center
- Selland Arena
References
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- ^ a b c "Stadiums Under Construction". SportsBusiness Journal. March 4, 2002. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2002/03/20020304/Special-Report/Stadiums-Under-Construction.aspx?hl=%22club%20seats%22&sc=0. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
- "Chukchansi Park". Minor League Baseball. 19 November 2008. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/team1/page.jsp?ymd=20081119&content_id=481726&vkey=team1_t259&fext=.jsp&sid=t259. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- "Chukchansi Park: Full Stadium Rental". Chukchansi Park. 19 November 2008. http://chukchansipark.net/stadiumrental. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
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Ballparks in the Pacific Coast League American Conference AutoZone Park · Dell Diamond · Herschel Greer Stadium · Isotopes Park · Principal Park · RedHawks Ballpark · Werner Park · Zephyr FieldPacific Conference Aces Ballpark · Cashman Field · Cheney Stadium · Chukchansi Park · Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium · Raley Field · Security Service Field · Spring Mobile BallparkStadiums in the USL PDL Southwest Division Bakersfield Christian HS Stadium (Bakersfield Brigade) · South Stadium (BYU Cougars) · Chukchansi Park (Fresno Fuego) · Pete Knight HS Stadium (Lancaster Rattlers) · Cougar Stadium (Los Angeles Legends) · Ogden HS Stadium (Ogden Outlaws) · Orange Coast College Stadium (Orange County Blue Star) · Keith Ritchie Field (San Fernando Valley Quakes) · Goodman Stadium (Southern California Seahorses) · Bulldog Stadium (Ventura County Fusion)
Categories:- Pacific Coast League ballparks
- Buildings and structures completed in 2002
- Baseball venues in California
- Buildings and structures in Fresno, California
- Minor league baseball venues
- Sports in Fresno, California
- Sports venues in Fresno, California
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