List of Midwest League stadiums

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Parkview Field built in 2009, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Parkviewfield.JPG
Parkview Field built in 2009, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps.

There are twelve stadiums in use by Midwest League baseball teams. The oldest stadium is Modern Woodmen Park (1931) in Davenport, Iowa, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits. The newest stadium is ABC Supply Stadium in Beloit, Wisconsin, home of the Beloit Sky Carp. One stadium was built in the 1930s, one in the 1980s, three in the 1990s, six in the 2000s, and one in the 2020s. The highest seating capacity is 11,000 at Jackson Field in Lansing, Michigan, where the Lansing Lugnuts play. The lowest capacity is 3,850 at ABC Supply Stadium.

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Stadiums

NameTeamCityStateOpenedCapacityRef.
Day Air Ballpark Dayton Dragons Dayton Ohio 20007,230 [1]
Parkview Field Fort Wayne TinCaps Fort Wayne Indiana 20098,100 [2]
Dow Diamond Great Lakes Loons Midland Michigan 20075,200 [3]
Classic Park Lake County Captains Eastlake Ohio 20037,273 [4]
Jackson Field Lansing Lugnuts Lansing Michigan 199611,000 [5]
LMCU Ballpark West Michigan Whitecaps Comstock Park Michigan 19949,281 [6]
ABC Supply Stadium Beloit Sky Carp Beloit Wisconsin 2021 [7] 3,850 [8]
Veterans Memorial Stadium Cedar Rapids Kernels Cedar Rapids Iowa 20025,300 [9]
Dozer Park Peoria Chiefs Peoria Illinois 20027,377 [10]
Modern Woodmen Park Quad Cities River Bandits Davenport Iowa 19317,140 [11]
Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium South Bend Cubs South Bend Indiana 19875,000 [12]
Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Appleton Wisconsin 19955,900 [13]

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    Former stadiums

    Key
    Name
    The ballpark's name in its last season of hosting Midwest League baseball
    First season
    The ballpark's first season of hosting Midwest League baseball
    Last season
    The ballpark's last season of hosting Midwest League baseball
    NameTeamCityStateFirst
    season
    Last
    season
    Ref(s).
    Harry C. Pohlman Field [lower-alpha 1] Beloit Snappers Beloit Wisconsin 20212021 [14]
    1. The Beloit Snappers began play of the 2021 season at Harry C. Pohlman Field until the opening of ABC Supply Stadium on August 3. [14]

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    The Fort Wayne TinCaps are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. They are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and play their home games at Parkview Field. They won their lone Midwest League championship in 2009.

    Lansing Lugnuts American Minor League baseball team

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    West Michigan Whitecaps American Minor League baseball team

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    Modern Woodmen Park

    Modern Woodmen Park is a minor league baseball venue located in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is home to the Quad Cities River Bandits, the High-A Central affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Since 1987, St. Ambrose University plays all of its home baseball games there as well. Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, in the shadow of the Centennial Bridge, home run balls to right field often land in the river.

    Harry C. Pohlman Field Stadium in Beloit, Wisconsin which hosts baseball

    Harry C. Pohlman Field is a baseball field located in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. The stadium was built in 1982 and holds 3,501 people. It was the home of the Beloit Snappers minor league baseball team of the High-A Central from its founding until July 18, 2021.

    Jackson Field (Lansing)

    Jackson Field is a baseball stadium in Lansing, Michigan, home field of the Lansing Lugnuts minor league baseball team. The Michigan State Spartans college baseball team also plays select home games at Jackson Field. The stadium is situated in downtown Lansing in the Stadium District on a relatively narrow strip of land between and below Larch and Cedar streets.

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    ABC Supply Stadium Baseball stadium in Beloit, Wisconsin, home to the Beloit Sky Carp

    ABC Supply Stadium is a baseball park in Beloit, Wisconsin. It is primarily to be used for baseball, and is the home field of the Beloit Sky Carp, the High-A Central affiliate of the Miami Marlins. It replaced Harry C. Pohlman Field as the home for the Sky Carp beginning on August 3, 2021. ABC Supply holds the naming rights to the stadium, although the terms and length of the deal have not been disclosed. ABC Supply is owned by Hendricks Properties, the primary developer of the stadium. The Sky Carp started the 2021 season at Pohlman Field before moving to the new ballpark. The first game at ABC Supply Stadium was August 3, 2021 against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

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    9. "Veterans Memorial Stadium". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    10. "Dozer Park". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    11. "Modern Woodmen Park Home". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    12. "Four Winds Field". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    13. "Fox Cities Stadium". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
    14. 1 2 Reichard, Kevin. "ABC Supply Stadium to open Aug. 3". Ballpark Digest. August Publications. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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