- Raley Field
Raley Field is the home of the
Sacramento River Cats minor league baseball team in thePacific Coast League . Raley Field was built on the site of old warehouses and railyards, inWest Sacramento, California ,USA across theSacramento River from theCalifornia State Capitol .The privately financed $29.5 million stadium was built in eight and a half months, but extended periods of bad weather forced the River Cats on a season opening one month-long road trip, as completion was delayed 45 days. The home opening day wasMay 15 ,2000 .The stadium has 11,093 permanent seats and grass berms in both right and left field for a total capacity of 14,111. The field dimensions are 330 (RF), 403 (CF), 325 (RF). The
naming rights for the facility were sold toRaley's , a regional chain of supermarkets. The stadium was designed with expansion in mind, if a major league ballclub ever moved to Sacramento.External links
* [http://www.ballparkdigest.com/visits/raley_field.htm Ballpark Digest's Visit to Raley Field]
* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2003/Sacramento/Sacramento.htm Raley Field View - "Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues"]Gallery
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