Ripken Stadium

Ripken Stadium is the home of the Aberdeen IronBirds, Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the New York-Penn League. The 6,000-seat Ripken Stadium held its first game on June 18, 2002. Despite selling out every home game since its opening in 2002, the town of Aberdeen is losing money on its investment [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-te.ha.stadium14jul14,1,7767998.story?ctrack=3&cset=true Minor League, Major Problems] ] .

The stadium is part of Cal Ripken, Jr.'s Aberdeen Complex in his hometown of Aberdeen, Maryland, located just off Interstate 95 at Maryland Route 22. The complex also includes several smaller fields for local youth sports leagues. The stadium is the closest structure of the complex to the highway, with the right field fence and scoreboard visible from it. The stadium also hosts soccer matches as well.

The expansive parking lot of Ripken Stadium is frequently used as a venue for SCCA autocross racing for many racers on the East coast. The stadium itself as also served as a concert venue for bands such as Jo Dee Messina, .38 Special, and Counting Crows.

External links

* [http://www.littleballparks.com/Stadium/2002/Aberdeen/Aberdeen.htm Ripken Stadium Views - "Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues"]

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