Atrium Health Ballpark

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Atrium Health Ballpark
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Atrium Health Ballpark
Location in North Carolina
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Atrium Health Ballpark
Location in the United States
LocationChestnut Ave and West B Street
Kannapolis, NC 28083
Coordinates 35°29′57″N80°37′36″W / 35.49917°N 80.62667°W / 35.49917; -80.62667
Owner City of Kannapolis
Operator Temerity Baseball, LLC
Capacity 4,930 (3,218 seated) [1]
SurfaceNatural Grass
Construction
Broke groundOctober 30, 2018 [1]
OpenedMay 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) (as public park) [2]
Construction cost$52 Million [3]
Architect Populous [3]
Structural engineerJezerinac Group
General contractorBarton Marlow [4]
Tenants
Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (Low-A East/Carolina League) 2021–present
Website
www.milb.com/kannapolis/ballpark/atriumhealthballpark

Atrium Health Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Kannapolis, North Carolina. As of March 2021, it is the home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, the Carolina League affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, replacing Intimidators Stadium. The stadium is located adjacent to the North Carolina Research Campus and is the centerpiece of a $100 million redevelopment of downtown Kannapolis. [5]

The ballpark hosts amateur baseball, community events and concerts in addition to the Cannon Ballers. [6] A ten-year naming rights agreement with Atrium Health was announced on February 5, 2020. [7]

With the 2020 minor league baseball season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [8] the ballpark opened to fans in early May as a public park, following COVID-19 protocols. [2]

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